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Act 19015 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Commonwealth Public Account
55. (1) Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) "includes the words 'Commonwealth Public Account' and"; and
    (b) by omitting from sub-section (3) "sub-section (1)" and substituting "paragraph (1) (a)".
(2) Where—
    (a) an account for the receipt, custody, payment and transmission of public moneys was maintained with a bank immediately before the commencement of this Part; and
    (b) the account did not bear a designation that included the words "Commonwealth Public Account",
the account—
    (c) shall be deemed to have been validly opened and to have been, before the commencement of this Part, validly maintained; and
    (d) shall be treated, for the purposes of the Principal Act as amended by this Part, as if it had been opened by the Minister pursuant to paragraph 21 (1) (b) of the Principal Act as amended by this Part on the date of commencement of this Part.

Delegation by Minister
56. Section 70a of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-section:
"(2a) A delegate is, in the exercise of a power so delegated, subject to the directions of the Minister.".
PART VII—AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY ACT 1954

Principal Act
57. The Australian Antarctic Territory Act 19546 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Tabling of Ordinances in Parliament
58. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting paragraph (3a) (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
         "(a) the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires, or the Parliament is prorogued; and";
    (b) by inserting in sub-section (3a) "first-mentioned" before "House" (third and fourth occurring); and
    (c) by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following sub-sections:
    "(4) Where an Ordinance is disallowed, or is deemed to have been disallowed, under this section or becomes void and of no effect by virtue of the operation of sub-section (1), the disallowance of the Ordinance or the operation of sub-section (1) in relation to the Ordinance, as the case may be, has the same effect as a repeal of the Ordinance.
    "(4a) Where—
         (a) an Ordinance (in this sub-section referred to as the 'relevant Ordinance') is disallowed, or is deemed to have been disallowed, under this section or becomes void and of no effect by virtue of the operation of sub-section (1); and
         (b) the relevant Ordinance repealed, in whole or in part, another Ordinance that was in force immediately before the relevant Ordinance came into operation,
    the disallowance of the relevant Ordinance or the operation of sub-section (1) in relation to the relevant Ordinance, as the case may be,