76GSecretaries of Parliamentary Departments recommended for retirement on medical grounds may be declared unattached

##### 76G Secretaries of Parliamentary Departments recommended for retirement on medical grounds may be declared unattached (1) Where a medical practitioner employed in the Department of Health has, whether before or after the commencement of this section, recommended in writing that a Secretary who holds an office of Secretary to or in relation to which section 9 applied be retired on the ground that he is, by reason of physical or mental incapacity, incapable of performing his duties, the Governor‑General may, upon report by the relevant Presiding Officer or relevant Presiding Officers, within the meaning of section 9B, declare, in writing, that the Secretary shall, on a day specified in the instrument, become an unattached officer and, if the Governor‑General does so, the office held by the Secretary becomes vacant on the day so specified. (2) As soon as practicable after a declaration is made under subsection (1) in respect of a Secretary: (a) a copy of the declaration shall be furnished to the Secretary; and (b) a copy of the declaration shall be published in the Gazette.