New South Wales Consolidated Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1974 - SECT 32

32 Staff

(1) Such staff as may be necessary to enable the Ombudsman to exercise the Ombudsman’s functions may be employed under and subject to the Public Sector Management Act 1988 .

(2) The Ombudsman may, with the approval of the responsible Minister, make use of the services of any public authority.

(3) A person who is employed for the purposes of subsection (1), or whose services are made use of under subsection (2), is, while the person is so employed, or while his or her services are so used, an officer of the Ombudsman.

(4) While a member of the Police Force is an officer of the Ombudsman by reason of the services of the member being made use of under subsection (2):

(a) the member may, under section 9, be appointed to be a special officer of the Ombudsman,

(b) where the member is a special officer of the Ombudsman, the Ombudsman may, under and subject to section 10, delegate to the member the exercise and performance of powers, authorities, duties and functions of the Ombudsman in respect of the investigation under this Act of police conduct, and

(c) the member shall retain rank, seniority and remuneration as such a member and may continue to act as a constable.