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the First Division of the Service shall be deemed to have held at that time, an office of Secretary referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of "office of Secretary" in that sub-section.
(4) Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting before the definition of "specified defence service" in sub-section (1) the following definitions:
        "'Senior Executive Service office' means an office that has a classification declared by the Board under sub-section 28 (1a) to be a Senior Executive Service classification;
        "'Senior Executive Service officer' means—
          (a) an officer who holds a Senior Executive Service office; and
          (b) an unattached officer who has a Senior Executive Service classification;"; and
     (b) by inserting "(not having a Senior Executive Service classification or a classification lower than the lowest Senior Executive Service classification)" after "officer" in paragraph (a) of the definition of "unattached Secretary" in sub-section (1).
(5) Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting after the definition of "employee" in sub-section (1) the following definition:
        "'full-time office' means an office other than a part-time office;"; and

     (b) by inserting after the definition of "overseas" in sub-section (1) the following definition:
        "'part-time office' means an office in relation to which a declaration under sub-section 29b (1) is in force,".
(6) Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the definition of "relevant Secretary" in sub-section (1) the following definition:
     "'relevant staff organization', in relation to an office in a Department, means an organization—
        (a) that is registered under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904;
        (b) for membership of which a person holding the office would be eligible; and
        (c) that is a party to an industrial award that applies in relation to the salary payable in respect of the office, being an industrial award to which the Minister who is responsible for the Department is also a party;".
(7) Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (a) of the definition of "industrial award" in sub-section (1).
(8) Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the definition of "classification" in sub-section (1) the following definition:
        "'Commonwealth authority' means:
          (a) a body corporate incorporated, whether before or after the commencement of sub-section 5 (8) of the Public Service Reform Act 1984, for a public purpose by an Act, by regulations made under an Act or by or under a law of a Territory (other than the Northern Territory), being a body employing staff on its own behalf;
          (b) an authority or body, not being a body corporate, established, whether before or after the commencement of sub-section 5 (8) of the Public Service Reform Act 1984, for