New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY SERVICES (COMPLAINTS, REVIEWS AND MONITORING) ACT 1993 - SECT 12

12 Community Services Division of Ombudsman’s Office

(1) The Ombudsman is to establish a Community Services Division to perform the Ombudsman’s functions under this Act, subject to the directions of the Ombudsman under section 8A of the Ombudsman Act 1974 and the delegation of those functions under section 10 of that Act.

(2) The Community Services Division is to comprise the Community and Disability Services Commissioner, who is to head the Division, and other staff employed to carry out the functions of the Ombudsman under this Act.

(3) Staff employed in the Community Services Division may undertake such other functions as may be delegated or directed by the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1974 .

(4) The Community Services Division is to be established as a branch of the Ombudsman’s Office.

(5) The Community Services Division may not be abolished under section 55A of the Public Sector Management Act 1988 .