Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Where:
(a) reference is made in a provision of an Act to a particular Minister of State;
(b) because of any order or appointment made by the Governor‑General, there is a change in the administration of the provision or of provisions that include the provision or the reference to that Minister is no longer appropriate; and
(c) the Governor‑General, by order under this section, directs that the provision, or provisions that include the provision, shall have effect:
(i) as if there were substituted for that reference a reference to a Minister or Ministers specified in the order; or
(ii) as if, in so far as the provision applies in a particular respect specified in the order, being one of several respects so specified, there were substituted for that reference a reference to a Minister or Ministers specified in the order;
the provision shall, on and from the date of the order or such later date as is specified in the order, have effect accordingly for all purposes, including the purpose of the making of any subsequent order under this subsection or subsection 19B(1), other than such an order that is expressed to have effect as if the first‑mentioned order had not been made.
(2) Where:
(a) reference is made in a provision of an Act to a particular Department of State of the Commonwealth;
(b) by virtue of administrative arrangements ordered by the Governor‑General, there is a change in the matters dealt with by the Department but the name of the Department is not changed; and
(c) the Governor‑General, by order under this section, directs that the provision, or provisions that include the provision, shall have effect:
(i) as if there were substituted for that reference a reference to such Department as is specified in the order; or
(ii) as if, in so far as the provision applies in a particular respect specified in the order, being one of several respects so specified, there were substituted for that reference a reference to such Department as is specified in the order;
the provision shall, on and from the date of the order or such later date as is specified in the order, have effect accordingly for all purposes, including the purpose of the making of any subsequent order under this subsection or subsection 19B(2), other than such an order that is expressed to have effect as if the first‑mentioned order had not been made.
(3) Where:
(a) reference is made in a provision of an Act to a specified office, being an office of Secretary of a Department within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999 ;
(b) by virtue of administrative arrangements ordered by the Governor‑General, there is a change in the matters dealt with by the Department but the name of the office is not changed; and
(c) the Governor‑General, by order under this section, directs that the provision, or provisions that include the provision, shall have effect:
(i) as if there were substituted for that reference a reference to such office as is specified in the order; or
(ii) as if, in so far as the provision applies in a particular respect specified in the order, being one of several respects so specified, there were substituted for that reference a reference to such office as is specified in the order;
the provision shall, on and from the date of the order or such later date as is specified in the order, have effect accordingly for all purposes, including the purpose of the making of any subsequent order under this subsection or subsection 19B(3), other than such an order that is expressed to have effect as if the first‑mentioned order had not been made.
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