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Appointment
              32a. Holding of office during Board's pleasure etc.
       34. Managing Director not to engage in other work
       35. Repeal of sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 and substitution of new sections:
              34. Terms and conditions of appointment not provided for by Act
              35. Disclosure of interests
       36. Insertion of new section:
              38a. Exclusion of Managing Director etc. from certain deliberations
       37. Insertion of new section:
              52a. Information relating to remuneration of Managing Director

Government Business Enterprises (Miscellaneous Reforms) Act 1988

No. 123 of 1988

An Act to make certain reforms in relation to certain government business enterprises and authorities

[Assented to 14 December 1988]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Government Business Enterprises (Miscellaneous Reforms) Act 1988.

Commencement
2. (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Part II commences on 26 January 1989.
(3) Part VI commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(4) Part VII commences on 14 November 1988.

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING COMMISSION ACT 1956

Principal Act
3. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Australian Shipping Commission Act 19561.

Constitution of Commission
4. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended:
     (a) by omitting subsections (3) and (4);
     (b) by inserting in subsection (5) "non-executive" before "Commissioners".

Period of appointment of non-executive Commissioners
5. Section 8a of the Principal Act is amended by inserting "non-executive" before "Commissioner".

Leave of non-executive Commissioners
6. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1).

Remuneration and allowances of non-executive Commissioners
7. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsections (1) and (2) "non-executive" before "Commissioners".

Termination of appointment of non-executive Commissioners
8. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended:
     (a) by inserting in subsection (1) and paragraphs (2) (a) and (d) "non-executive" before "Commissioner";
     (b) by omitting paragraph (2) (b).

Resignation of non-executive Commissioners
9. Section 13a of the Principal Act is amended by inserting "non-executive" before "Commissioner".
10. After Division 2 of Part II of the Principal Act the following Division is inserted:

"Division 2a—Managing Director

Managing Director
"20a. There shall be a Managing Director of the Commission.

Managing Director to be chief executive officer
"20b. The Managing Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission.

Appointment
"20c. (1) The Managing Director shall be appointed by the Minister after the Minister has received a recommendation from the Commission.
"(2) The Minister shall not appoint a non-executive Commissioner as Managing Director.
"(3) The appointment of