9ABModifications of certain provisions in relation to officers of the Parliament

##### 9AB Modifications of certain provisions in relation to officers of the Parliament (1) In this section and in sections 50DAA, 50DA, 50DB, 50DC and 50G as those sections have effect as modified by Schedule 4: > office of the Parliament has the same meaning as in section 9. > responsible authority means: (a) in relation to a promotion to, or the creation of, an office of the Parliament: (i) if the office is, or is to be, an office in the Department of the Senate—the President of the Senate; or (ii) if the office is, or is to be, an office in the House of Representatives—the Speaker of the House of Representatives; or (iii) if the office is, or is to be, an office in the Department of the Parliamentary Library, the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff or the Joint House Department—the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; or (b) in relation to a transfer to an office of the Parliament: (i) if the transfer is to an office in the Department of the Senate—the Clerk of the Senate; or (ii) if the transfer is to an office in the Department of the House of Representatives—the Clerk of the House of Representatives; or (iii) if the transfer is to an office in the Department of the Parliamentary Library—the Parliamentary Librarian; or (iv) if the transfer is to an office in the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff—the Principal Parliamentary Reporter; or (v) if the transfer is to an office in the Joint House Department—the Secretary of the Joint House Department; or (c) in relation to action that precedes a promotion or transfer to an office of the Parliament and may involve either a promotion or a transfer—the person or persons who, under paragraph (a), would be the responsible authority in relation to such a promotion and the person who, under paragraph (b), would be the responsible authority in relation to such a transfer. (2) The application of the provisions of this Act referred to in column 1 of Schedule 4 in relation to a promotion or transfer to, or the creation of, an office of the Parliament is subject to the modifications set out in columns 2 and 3 of that Schedule.