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1977;

    (d) in the case of DIO and DSD—a report prepared on a periodic basis and given to the Secretary to the Department of Defence.

"(2) The Inspector-General may, in writing, request the head of an agency to give him or her a single copy of a document to which this section applies.

"(3) The Inspector-General must sign the request.

"(4) As soon as practicable after the head of the agency receives the request, he or she must, subject to subsection (5), give to the Inspector-General a single copy of the document specified in the request.

"(5) Where:

    (a) in the case of ASIO, ASIS and ONA, the head of the agency has not provided the Minister with a copy of a report; or

    (b) in the case of DIO and DSD, the head of the agency has not provided the Secretary to the Department of Defence with a copy of a report;

the head need not give a copy of the report to the Inspector-General until the head has given the report to the Minister or Secretary, as the case may be.

Minister to give directions and guidelines to Inspector-General

"32B.(1) This section applies to any guidelines or directions given by the responsible Minister to the head of ASIS or DSD.

"(2) As soon as practicable after giving to the head of the agency a direction or guideline issued on or after the commencing day, the Minister must give to the Inspector-General a single copy of the direction or guideline.

SCHEDULE 1—continued

"(3) As soon as practicable after the commencing day, the Minister must give to the Inspector-General a single copy of each direction or guideline that was issued before that day and is still in operation.

"(4) In this section:

'commencing day' means the day on which the Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment Act 1991 commences.".

Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973

After subsection 8(1):

Insert:

"(1A) An office occupied by a woman must not be declared vacant under subsection (1) unless the woman has given her written consent to the declaration.".

Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984

Subsection 3(2):

Insert "or her" after "his".

Subsection 4(1):

Insert "or her" after "his".

Subsection 28(2):

    (a) Insert "or her" after "his".

    (b) Insert "or she" after "he".

Section 38:

Insert "or her" after "his".

Paragraph 39(3)(b):

Insert "or her" after "his".

Subsection 46(1) (definition of "action"):

Insert "or her" after "his".

Subsection 46(1) (subparagraph (b)(iii) of the definition of "officer"):

Insert "or she" after "he".

Subsection 46(1) (subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition of "principal officer"):

Insert "or she" after "he".

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Paragraphs 46(2)(a) and (b):

Insert "or her" after "his" (wherever occurring).

Subsection 46(3):

Insert "or