OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 69 Suspension of ombudsman and inspector of detention services if Assembly not sitting

OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 69

69 Suspension of ombudsman and inspector of detention services if Assembly not sitting

(1) If the Assembly is not sitting, the Governor in Council may suspend the ombudsman from office as the ombudsman and inspector of detention services.

(2) The Governor in Council may suspend the ombudsman only if—

(a) the Premier has given the ombudsman a statement setting out the reasons for the suspension; and

(b) the Premier has considered any response by the ombudsman to the statement.

(3) The Premier must table the statement and any written response by the ombudsman in the Assembly within 3 sitting days after the day the suspension begins.

(4) The suspension stops having effect—

(a) at the end of 6 sitting days after the day the suspension begins; or

(b) if the ombudsman is earlier removed or suspended from office on an address from the Assembly under section 67 or 68 —at the earlier time.

(5) If the suspension stops having effect under subsection (4) (a) , the ombudsman is entitled to be paid salary and allowances as the ombudsman and inspector of detention services for the period of the suspension.