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of the Minister to give directions to a Secretary or principal officer under subsection (2), the Minister may direct that:

    (a)     the whole, or a specified part or parts, of the premium be paid or transferred before the beginning of the financial year to which the premium relates; or

    (b)     the premium be paid or transferred in specified instalments and at specified times, or during specified financial years, including a financial year occurring after the financial year to which the premium relates.

"(4) The Minister may, on a written request of a Secretary to a Department, or the principal officer of a Commonwealth authority, vary a direction given to the Secretary or principal officer under this section.

Variation of estimate

"96h. (1) The Commission may, in writing, vary an estimate approved by the Minister under this Division by altering the estimated amount of the premium of the Department or Commonwealth authority to which the estimate relates if, but only if:

    (a) there is an error in information given to the Commission under section 96c, being an error that affected the determination of the estimated amount; or
    (b)     the Commission has made an error in determining the estimated amount; or

    (c)     there is a significant change in the number of persons employed by the Department or authority during the financial year to which the estimate relates; or

    (d)     there is a significant change in the estimated amount of salary, wages or pay payable to those persons during that year.

"(2) Where the Commission varies an estimate, it must send a copy of the variation to the Secretary to the Department, or the principal officer of the Commonwealth authority, to which the estimate relates, together with a statement of the reasons for the variation.

"(3) Subsections 96d (2), (3), (4) and (5) and sections 96e and 96f apply to a variation of an estimate in the same way they apply to an estimate.

"(4) Where a variation of an estimate, being a variation that has been reviewed by the Commission, is submitted to the Minister for approval, the Minister must not approve the variation before the end of the period of 14 days after the day on which the Minister receives the variation.

"(5) Where the Minister approves a variation of an estimate (or such a variation as varied as a result of a review by the Commission or the Minister):

    (a)     the Commission must notify the Secretary to the Department, or the principal officer of the Commonwealth authority, to which the variation relates of the approval; and

    (b)     the premium of the Department or authority is taken to be the varied amount as so approved by the Minister; and

    (c)     the