Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The name of a Department referred to in subsection 54(2) may be changed to a new name by resolutions passed by each House of the Parliament. The change takes effect when the resolutions are passed.
(2) After the former name is changed, a reference to the former name in a law of the Commonwealth, in a contract to which the Commonwealth is a party or in some other instrument of the Commonwealth has effect as if it were a reference to the new name.
(3) The Secretary of the Department whose name was changed remains the Secretary of the newly named Department.
(4) Each Parliamentary Service employee of the Department whose name was changed remains an employee of the newly named Department.
(5) The terms and conditions of service of the Secretary and of those employees are not altered by the change of name.
(6) The functions of the newly named Department are not altered by the change of name unless the resolutions passed by each House of the Parliament declare otherwise.