OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 80
Preservation of rights if person becomes public service officer
OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 80
Preservation of rights if person becomes public service officer
80 Preservation of rights if person becomes public service officer
(1) On the appointment of a person holding office under this Act as a public
service officer, the person’s service in the ombudsman office must be
regarded as service as a public service officer.
(2) Subsection (1) does not
apply to a person holding office as the ombudsman, inspector of detention
services, acting ombudsman or acting inspector of detention services if the
person is guilty of misconduct in the office.