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following subsection:

     "(3a) The regulations may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in a written instrument or other document, as in force at a particular time or from time to time.".

(2) Any regulations purporting to be in force under the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this section, being regulations:

    (a)     making provision for or in relation to the preparation, amendment and approval of flight manuals, operations manuals and procedures manuals; or

    (b)     requiring certain persons to comply with such manuals as in force from time to time;

are taken to be valid for all purposes.

Previous transfer of assets from Commonwealth to Civil Aviation Authority

16. If, before the commencement of this section, an asset was transferred from the Commonwealth to the Civil Aviation Authority under section 49 or 50 of the Principal Act or under section 118 of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989, the day of transfer is, for the purposes of section 51 of the Principal Act, taken to be 1 July 1988.

          PART 5—AMENDMENTS OF THE FEDERAL AIRPORTS CORPORATION ACT 1986

Principal Act

17. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Federal Airports Corporation Act 19864.

Interpretation

  18. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "financial year";

  (b) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

     " 'airport security', in relation to Federal airports, means a combination of measures and human and material resources intended to safeguard the security of aircraft, persons and property at those airports;";

  (c) by adding at the end the following subsection:

     "(5) For the purposes of this Act, each of the following periods is taken to be a financial year:

         (a)     each period of 12 months starting on 1 April that occurs before 1 April 1990;

         (b)     the period starting on 1 April 1990 and ending on 30 June 1991;

         (c)     each period of 12 months starting on 1 July that occurs after 30 June 1991.".

Extent of functions of Corporation

19. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) (b) the following paragraph:

      "(ba) providing, or arranging for the provision of, airport security at, or in relation to, Federal airports;".

Leave of absence

20. Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:

"(1) Subject to section 87e of the Public Service Act 1922, a Chairperson appointed as a full-time member has such recreation leave entitlements as are determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.

"(1a) The Minister may grant a Chairperson referred to in subsection (1) leave of absence, other than