Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsThe ombudsman is taken to resign office as ombudsman on becoming a candidate for election to--
(a) the Parliament of another State or of the Commonwealth; or
(b) the office of the chairperson, the mayor, the president, a councillor or a member of a local government; or
(c) an office in another State equivalent to an office mentioned in paragraph (b).
Note--
Under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 67(1), the person holding office as ombudsman must resign on being nominated under the Electoral Act 1992, section 84, as a candidate for election.