Clause 11

by deleting the definition of “Minister” in section 2 and substituting the following definition:“ “Minister” means —

except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), the Minister charged with the responsibility for law;

for the purposes of Part 6 — the Minister charged with the responsibility for finance;

for the purposes of Part 7 — the Minister charged with the responsibility for health; and

for the purposes of Parts 8A, 8B and 8C — the Minister charged with the responsibility for national development;”;

by deleting the definition of “prescribed period” in section 2 and substituting the following definition:“ “prescribed period” —

in relation to Part 1 or 3 — means the period prescribed under section 3 as extended or shortened under that section for Part 1 or 3; and

in relation to any scheduled contract in Part 2 — means the period prescribed under section 3 as extended or shortened under that section for that Part or for a description of contracts to which that contract belongs, as the case may be;”;

by deleting the word “Schedule” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “First Schedule”:Sections 2 (definition of “scheduled contract”), 5(6), 13(3)(c) and (d) and 18(1) and section heading;

by deleting the words “Unless the Registrar” in section 12(3) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (4) and unless the Registrar”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 12, the following subsection:“(4) Despite subsection (3) —

any application for an assessor’s determination in respect of a contract that falls within a description of scheduled contracts prescribed as scheduled contracts to which this subsection applies, that is pending at the expiry of the prescribed period for that description of scheduled contracts, is deemed to be withdrawn; and

the Registrar must not appoint an assessor to determine the application.”;

by deleting the words “On an application” in section 13(1) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (1A), on an application”; (g)by inserting, immediately after subsection (1) of section 13, the following subsection:“(1A) Despite subsection (1) —

any application for an assessor’s determination in respect of a contract that falls within a description of scheduled contracts prescribed as scheduled contracts to which this subsection applies, that has not been determined by an assessor at the expiry of the prescribed period for that description of scheduled contracts, is deemed to be withdrawn; and

the assessor must not make a determination on the application.”;

by deleting the words “last date of the section 3 prescribed period” in the definition of “relevant period” in section 19B(1) and substituting the words “prescribed date”;

by deleting the definition of “section 3 prescribed period” in section 19B(1);

by deleting the words “last date of the section 3 prescribed period” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “prescribed date”:Sections 19P(2)(a), (3) and (5) and 19S(2) and (4) (definition of “specified period”); and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 36, the following subsection:“(3) In this section, “prescribed period” means a period prescribed under section 39 for the purposes of this Part.”.