South Australian Consolidated Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1972 - SECT 12

12—Officers of the Ombudsman

        (1)         The Ombudsman's staff consists of—

            (a)         Public Service employees assigned to work in the office of the Ombudsman; and

            (b)         if appointments have been made under subsection (3)—the persons holding those appointments.

        (2)         The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette—

            (a)         exclude Public Service employees on the Ombudsman's staff from specified provisions of the Public Sector Management Act 1995 ; and

            (b)         if the Minister thinks that certain provisions should apply to such employees instead of those from which they are excluded under paragraph (a)—determine that those provisions will so apply,

and such a notice has effect in accordance with its terms.

        (3)         The Ombudsman may, with the consent of the Minister, appoint staff for the purposes of this Act.

        (4)         The terms and conditions of employment of a person appointed under subsection (3) will be determined by the Governor and such a person is not a Public Service employee.