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Act 1922; and".

Enactments to be laid before Parliament
123. Section 37a of the Principal Act is amended by inserting "or 26a" after "section 21".

Delegation by Agency
124. Section 78 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in sub-section (1) "or any other enactment" after "Act";
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (2) ", for the purposes of this Act,"; and
     (c) by inserting in sub-section (4) "under this Act" after "Agency" (first occurring).

Regulations
125. Section 85 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting sub-paragraph (2) (h) (ii);
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (2) (k) "and adaptations"; and
     (c) by omitting sub-section (3) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(3) In sub-section (2), 'modifications' includes additions, omissions and substitutions.".

PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (STAFF) ACT 1984

Principal Act
126. The Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 19843 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation
127. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting "or" from paragraph (a) of the definition of "office-holder"; and
     (b) by inserting after paragraph (a) of the definition of "office-holder" the following paragraph:
         "(aa) a person, not being a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, who held the office of Prime Minister; or".

128. After section 31 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Powers may be exercised by authorised person
"32. An office-holder, Senator or Member of the House of Representatives may, in writing, authorise another person to exercise, on his or her behalf, a power conferred on the office-holder, Senator or Member by Part III or IV of this Act, and a person so authorised may exercise the power accordingly.".

PART V—REPEAL OF COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES (REDEPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT) ACT 1979

Repeal
129. (1) The following Acts are repealed:
   Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 1979
   Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Amendment Act 1981
   Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Amendment Act 1983.

(2) After the commencement of this section and until a prescribe Commonwealth authority makes other provision, Division 8c of Part III of the Public Service Act 1922 applies, subject to such modifications as are prescribed, in relation to the staff of the prescribed Commonwealth authority
(3) In sub-section (2)—
     "modifications" includes additions, omissions and substitutions;
     "prescribed Commonwealth authority" means an authority or body that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was a prescribed Commonwealth authority within the meaning of the Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 1979.

PART VI—AMENDMENTS OF SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976

Principal Act
130. The Superannuation Act 19764 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Early retirement—voluntary or involuntary retirement before attaining 60 years of age
131. Section 58 of the