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Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997
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7 Chief Executive Centrelink
(1) There is to be a Chief Executive Centrelink. (2) The Chief Executive Centrelink is to be: (a) the Chief Executive Officer of Services Australia; or (b) if that position ceases to exist—a person appointed as the Chief Executive Centrelink by the Governor‑General by written instrument.
Note: If the Chief Executive Centrelink is appointed under paragraph (b), the Chief Executive Centrelink may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.