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on premises, or in an aircraft, vessel, vehicle, container or receptacle, under the control of a Department."; and
      (e) by omitting sub-section (2).

62. After section 71 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Directions by officers, &c.
"72. (1) The regulations (including regulations made in accordance with section 63 or 63a) may—
      (a) authorize the Minister, or the Secretary to the Department of Finance, to give to officers, or to any other persons who are subject to the provisions of this Act, directions for or in relation to any of the matters for and in relation to which regulations may be made under this Act;
      (b) authorize a prescribed officer of a Department to give to officers of, or persons employed in, that Department directions for or in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (a);
      (c) authorize a prescribed member of the Defence Force to give to members of a prescribed part of the Defence Force, or to persons included in a prescribed class of persons employed in the service of the Commonwealth, directions for or in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (a);
      (d) authorize a prescribed person employed in the service of the Commonwealth to give to persons included in a prescribed class of persons employed in the service of the Commonwealth directions for or in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (a); and
      (e) provide that a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a direction referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) shall be deemed to be a contravention of the regulations.

"(2) Subject to sub-section (3), directions referred to in sub-section (1) shall not be inconsistent—
      (a) with this or any other Act;
      (b) with regulations in force under this Act or any other Act; or
      (c) in the case of directions given under paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of sub-section (1), with directions given under paragraph (a) of that sub-section.
"(3) Directions referred to in sub-section (1) that are given in pursuance of regulations made in accordance with section 63 or 63a—
      (a) shall not be inconsistent—
          (i) with those regulations; or
          (ii) in the case of any such directions given by a prescribed officer of a Department or a prescribed member of the Defence Force–with any such directions given by the Secretary to the Department of Finance or a person to whom he has delegated his powers under sub-section (4); and
      (b) subject to paragraph (a), may contain provisions inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and, to the extent to which they are inconsistent with any such provision, have effect notwithstanding that provision.
"(4) The