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and ending 6 months after the officer completes the course of training concerned; and
     (c) the reference in sub-section (7) to the period of 2 years after an officer is appointed to the Service shall be read as a reference to the period starting when the officer is appointed and ending 12 months after the officer completes the course of training concerned.
"(9) The Board shall not, under sub-section (3), and the Secretary shall not, under sub-section (5) or (6), confirm the appointment to the Service of an officer unless the Board or Secretary, as the case may be, is satisfied, after the officer has undergone a medical examination approved by the Board, as to the officer's health and physical fitness.
"(10) The Board shall not, under sub-section (3), and the Secretary shall not, under sub-section (5) or (6), confirm the appointment to the Service of an officer who is not an Australian citizen, except in accordance with arrangements approved by the Prime Minister.
"(11) A Secretary may, under sub-section (4) or (6), terminate an officer's appointment to the Service on any of the following grounds:
     (a) that the Secretary is not satisfied, after receiving a report from an authorised medical practitioner, as to the officer's health and physical fitness;
     (b) that the Secretary considers, after receiving a report from the officer's supervisor or another appropriate officer, that the manner of the officer's performance of duties has not been satisfactory;
     (c) that the Secretary considers that the officer is not a fit and proper person to remain an officer of the Service;
     (d) that the Secretary is satisfied that the officer is an excess officer;
     (e) in the case of an officer who is not an Australian citizen, that the Secretary is satisfied—
         (i) that the person has been refused Australian citizenship;
         (ii) that the person is unlikely to be granted Australian citizenship within a reasonable time; or
         (iii) that the person is not seeking a grant of Australian citizenship with appropriate diligence.
"(12) An officer whose appointment has been terminated is not, unless the Board otherwise determines, eligible for appointment to the Service within the period of 12 months immediately after the termination.
"(13) In this section—
     'appointment' includes re-appointment;
     'training office' means an office that is specified in a determination made by the Board under sub-section 53a (1) as an office the occupant

     of which is required to undergo a course of training lasting at least 12 months for the purpose of enabling the occupant to perform duties that require professional, technical or other knowledge.".
(2) Where—
     (a) before the commencement of this section, a person was appointed to the Service on probation under section 47 of the