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Principal Act

7. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Australian Science and Technology Council Act 19782.

Definitions

  8. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting the definition of "member" and substituting the following definition:

     " 'member' means a member of the Council, including the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson;";

  (b) by omitting the definitions of "Chairman" and "Deputy Chairman";

  (c) by inserting the following definitions:

     " 'Chairperson' means the Chairperson of the Council;

     'Deputy Chairperson' means the Deputy Chairperson of the Council;".

Membership

9.(1) Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

  "(1)  The Council consists of the following members:

  (a) the Chairperson of the Council;

  (b) the Deputy Chairperson of the Council;

  (c) not less than 3, and not more than 13, other members.".

(2) An appointment of a person as Chairman that was in force under the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this section has effect after that commencement as if:

  (a) this section had been in force when the appointment was made; and

     (b) the appointment had been made under the Principal Act, as amended by this section.

(3) An appointment of a person as Deputy Chairman that was in force under the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this section has effect as if:

  (a) this section had been in force when the appointment was made; and

     (b) the appointment had been made under the Principal Act, as amended by this section.

10. Sections 19 and 20 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following section is substituted:

Staff

"19.(1) The staff required to assist the Council in the performance of its functions are to be persons appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1922 and made available for the purpose by the Secretary to the Department.

"(2) Members of the staff referred to in subsection (1) are to perform their duties in accordance with the directions of the Council, the Chairperson or a person (if any) appointed by the Council, by resolution, to be its representative for the purposes of this subsection.

"(3) The Council may, by resolution, revoke an appointment under subsection (2).".

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982

Principal Act

11. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Freedom of Information Act 19823.

Interpretation

  12. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:

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

     " 'Cabinet notebook' means a notebook or other like record that contains notes of discussions or deliberations taking place in a meeting of the Cabinet or of a committee of the Cabinet, being notes made in the course of