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repealed and the following section is substituted:

Australian Trade Commission
"15. (1) The functions and powers of the Commission include the functions and powers conferred on it by this Act.
"(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), Parts II, III and VI of the Australian Trade Commission Act 1985 have effect as if—
(a) references in those Parts to that Act (other than references to particular provisions of that Act) include references to this Act; and
(b) references in those Parts to claims under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1974 include references to claims under this Act.

Recovery of overpayments
27. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) "Executive Member of the Board" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Managing Director of the Commission".

Reports
28. (1) Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-sections (1) and (3) "Board" and substituting "Commission"; and
(b) by omitting sub-section (5).
(2) The first report submitted by the Commission under section 20 of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act, shall be submitted to the Minister as soon as practicable after 30 June 1987, and shall relate to the operation of the Principal Act as amended and in force from time to time during the period commencing on the commencing day and ending on 30 June 1987.

Further amendments
29. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in Part I of Schedule 3 to this Act.

Final report by Grants Board
30. (1) Notwithstanding the amendments of section 20 of the Principal Act effected by section 28 of this Act, the Grants Board, as constituted immediately before the commencing day, shall, for the purpose of submitting to the Minister the report referred to in sub-section (2), continue in existence until it has submitted that report.
(2) The Grants Board shall, as soon as practicable after the commencing day, submit to the Minister a report on the operation of the Principal Act with particular reference to the operation of that Act during the period that commenced on 1 July 1985 and ended immediately before the commencing day, and sub-sections 20 (2), (3) and (4) of that Act apply in respect of that report as if—
(a) that section had not been amended by section 28 of this Act;
(b) that report had been submitted under sub-section 20 (1) of the Principal Act; and
(c) the period to which that report relates were a financial year.
(3) The Commission shall, during the period during which the Grants Board continues in existence by virtue of sub-section (1), pay to the members of the Grants Board, other than a member of the Grants Board