OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 65
Acting ombudsman and inspector of detention services
OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 65
Acting ombudsman and inspector of detention services
65 Acting ombudsman and inspector of detention services
(1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to act as the ombudsman and
the inspector of detention services—
(a) during a vacancy as the ombudsman
or inspector of detention services; or
(b) during any period when the
ombudsman—
(i) is absent from duty as the ombudsman or inspector of
detention services; or
(ii) is unable, for another reason, to perform the
duties of the ombudsman or inspector of detention services.
(2) The person
appointed under subsection (1) to act as the ombudsman and the inspector of
detention services must be eligible for appointment as the ombudsman and
inspector of detention services.
(3) The person appointed as the acting
ombudsman and the acting inspector of detention services is appointed under
this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022.
(4) The
Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 25(1) (b) (iv) and (v) does not apply
to the offices of the acting ombudsman and the acting inspector of detention
services.