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who is or has been an officer, whether or not he is an Australian citizen, and the functions, powers, duties and responsibilities conferred or imposed by this Act on the Minister, the Auditor-General and other specified persons and authorities in relation to persons who are or have been officers, and in relation to public moneys and other matters, are exercisable or shall be performed accordingly.".

Responsibilities of Permanent Heads
5. After section 2a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part I:
"2ab. (1) The Permanent Head of a Department is responsible for making appropriate arrangements for implementing the provisions of this Act, the regulations and any directions given under this Act or under the regulations in relation to the Department.
"(2) In sub-section (1)—
'Department' means—
          (a) a Department of State;
          (b) a Department of the Parliament; or
          (c) a branch or part of the Australian Public Service in relation to which a person has, under an Act, the powers of, or exercisable by, the Permanent Head of a Department of the Australian Public Service;
'Permanent Head' means—
          (a) in relation to a Department of State or a Department of the Parliament—the person who, under the Public Service Act 1922, holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Permanent Head of that Department; or
          (b) in relation to a branch or part of the Australian Public Service referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of 'Department' in this sub-section—the person who has the powers of, or exercisable by, the Permanent Head of a Department of the Australian Public Service so far as those powers relate to that branch or part of that Service.".

6. Section 4 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Remuneration of Auditor-General
"4. (1) The Auditor-General shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.
"(2) The Auditor-General shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed.
"(3) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973.
"(4) Remuneration and allowances payable to the Auditor-General under this section shall be a charge upon, and paid out of, the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which, to the necessary extent, is hereby appropriated accordingly.".

Remuneration of Acting Auditor-General
7. (1) Section 9a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words "of salary provided in section four of this Act as the salary payable to the Auditor-General and an allowance at the rate of the allowance payable to the Auditor-General under that section, and that remuneration and allowance" and substituting the words "at which salary is payable under section 4 to the Auditor-General and of allowances at the respective rates at which allowances are