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has been employed for not less than seven years (including for this purpose any period of employment in a country other than Australia) on work ordinarily performed by a tradesman, the Local Committee may, if it thinks fit, grant to that person a tradesman's certificate.

"(2.) A Local Committee may, in the exercise of its discretion under the last preceding sub-section, refuse to grant a tradesman's certificate to a person unless it is satisfied that that person has passed, at a standard approved by the Central Committee, a test of competence approved for the purpose by the Central Committee.''.

Employment of tradesmen.
6. Section nineteen of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by inserting in paragraph (a) of sub-section (2.), after the word "who", the words "became a recognized tradesman on or before the second day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, and";
       (b) by inserting in sub-section (3.), after the word "who" (second occurring), the words "became a recognized tradesman on or before the second day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, and"; and
       (c) by inserting in paragraph (a) of sub-section (4.), after the word "who", the words "became a recognized tradesman on or before the second day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, and".

Definitions.
7. Section twenty of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting the definition of "added tradesman";
       (b) by inserting in the definition of "certificate of recognition as a recognized tradesman", after the word "Part the words" before the commencement of the Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1958";
       (c) by inserting in paragraph (d) of the definition of "recognized tradesman", after the word "granted", the words "a tradesman's certificate or"; and
       (d) by inserting after the definition of "tradesman" the following definition:—
          " 'tradesman's certificate' means a tradesman's certificate granted in accordance with this Part;".

Definitions.
8. Section twenty-five of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting the definition of "added tradesman";
       (b) by inserting in the definition of "certificate of recognition as a recognized tradesman", after the word "Part", the words "before the commencement of the Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1958";
       (c) by inserting in paragraph (d) of the definition of "recognized tradesman", after the word "granted" the words "a tradesman's certificate or"; and

       (d) by inserting after the definition of "tradesman" the following definition:—
          " 'tradesman's certificate' means a tradesman's certificate granted in accordance with this Part;".

Grant of tradesmen's certificates.
9. Section twenty-eight a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words "certificate of recognition as a recognized tradesman" and inserting in their stead the words "tradesman's certificate".

Definitions.
10. Section thirty of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting