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in writing given to the Official Secretary, terminate the person's employment.

Rights of officers employed by Official Secretary
"16. (1) For the purposes of the Public Service Act 1922, an officer who is employed under section 13 shall, while the employment continues, be deemed to be employed as the holder of a Commonwealth office within the meaning of Part IV of that Act.
"(2) In sub-section (1), 'officer' means a person who is an officer within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1922.

Rights of relevant public servants employed by Official Secretary
"17. (1) For the purposes of the Public Service Act 1922, a relevant public servant who is employed under section 13 shall, subject to sub-section (2), while the employment continues, be deemed to be on leave without pay but the service of the relevant public servant in that employment, while the relevant public servant is so deemed to be on leave, shall be taken into account as if it were service as a relevant public servant.
"(2) A relevant public servant who was selected for employment under the Public Service Act 1922, or whose employment under the Public Service Act 1922 was authorized, on the condition that the employment should not continue after the expiration of a specified period or on the condition that the employment should not continue after the completion of specified work shall, for the purposes of that Act, be deemed to cease to be a relevant public servant at the expiration of that period or the completion of that work, as the case may be.
"(3) In this section, 'relevant public servant' means a person who is an employee within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1922.

Operation of Public Service Arbitration Act
"18. (1) For the purposes of the Public Service Arbitration Act 1920, a person employed by the Official Secretary shall be deemed to be employed in the service of a public authority of the Commonwealth.
"(2) The Public Service Arbitration Act 1920 applies in relation to persons employed by the Official Secretary as if—
     (a) references in sections 12, 12c, 12d, 13, 15a and 15c of that Act to the Board were references to a person prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;
     (b) references (however qualified) in those sections to Ministers were omitted; and
     (c) the reference in section 16 to the Board included a reference to the Official Secretary.

Annual Report
"19. (1) The Official Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year, prepare and furnish to the Minister a report on the performance of the functions and duties of the Official Secretary during that year.
"(2) The Minister shall cause a copy