Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a person who stops holding office as ombudsman, whether because of resignation or ending a term of appointment, if the person was not a public service officer but held another office under the State immediately before appointment as ombudsman.
(2) The person is entitled to be appointed to an office under the State with a classification and remuneration corresponding with or higher than that of the office the person held immediately before appointment as ombudsman and the person's service in the office of ombudsman under this Act must be regarded as service in an office under the State.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the person if the person is guilty of misconduct in office as ombudsman.
(4) In this section--
ombudsman includes acting ombudsman.