(1) The Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, may appoint Parliamentary Secretaries from among the Senators and the members of the House to assist Ministers in the performance of their duties:
Provided that if occasion arises for making an appointment while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a Senator or a member of the House immediately before the dissolution may be appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary.
(2) The office of a Parliamentary Secretary shall become vacant—
(a) if the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, so directs;
(b) if the Prime Minister resigns from office within 3 days after a resolution of no confidence in the Government has been passed by the House or is removed from office under section 60(7);
© upon the appointment of any person to the office of Prime Minister;
(d) if the holder of the office ceases to be a Senator or a member of the House otherwise than by reason of a dissolution of Parliament;
© if, when the House first meets after the dissolution of Parliament, he or she is not then a Senator or a member of the House; or
(f) if, by virtue of section 27(3) or 34(3), he or she is required to cease to perform his or her functions as a member of the Senate or a member of the House.