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to any directions given by the Electoral Commissioner, give written directions to officers with respect to the performance of their functions and the exercise of their powers under this Act in, or in relation to, the State.".

Section 32:
Add at the end the following subsection:
"(2) A Divisional Returning Officer for a Division may, subject to any directions given by the Electoral Commissioner and, if the Division is part of a State, the Australian Electoral Officer for the State, give written directions to officers with respect to the performance of their functions and the exercise of their powers under this Act in, or in relation to, the Division.".

Commonwealth Prisoners Act 1967

After the definition of "offence" in subsection 3 (1):
Insert the following definition:
" 'parole' includes probation;".

Subsection 3 (1) (definition of "parole officer"):
Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
     " 'parole officer' means:
         (a) an officer of a State or the Northern Territory in respect of whom an arrangement in force under paragraph 21 (1) (b) applies; or
         (b) an officer of the Australian Public Service in respect of whom an appointment under subsection 21 (2) is in force;".

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Subsection 3 (1) (definition of "prescribed authority"):
     (a) Insert "or the Northern Territory" after "a State".
     (b) Insert "(other than the Northern Territory)" after "a Territory".

Subsection 3 (2):
Omit "section 21", substitute "in section 21 or 23".

Subsection 4 (4):
Omit "only one offence and is not already serving a term of imprisonment for another offence", substitute "an offence or offences".

After subsection 4 (4):
Insert the following subsection:
"(4a) Nothing in subsection (1), (3) or (4) shall be taken to authorise a court to fix a single minimum term of imprisonment in respect of an offence or offences against the laws of the Commonwealth and another offence or other offences.".

Subsection 15 (2):
Omit "the next succeeding subsection", substitute "subsections (3) and (3a)".

After subsection 15 (3):
Insert the following subsection:
"(3a) Where a person to whom this section applies has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a State or Territory (in this subsection called the 'relevant State or Territory') other than the State or Territory in which the person was imprisoned immediately before being released from prison pursuant to the parole order, a prescribed authority in the relevant State or Territory shall, if there is produced to the prescribed authority a document signed by the Attorney-General so requesting, issue a warrant:
     (a) authorising any constable to convey the person to such prison in the relevant State or Territory as is specified in the warrant; and
     (b) directing that the person, having been conveyed to that prison in accordance with