South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If for any
reason—
(a)
the Ombudsman is temporarily unable to perform official duties; or
(b) the
office of the Ombudsman is temporarily vacant,
the Governor may, by notice published in the Gazette, appoint a person to act
in the office of the Ombudsman and a person so appointed has, while so acting,
all the powers, functions and duties of the Ombudsman.
(1a) A person who is a
Public Service employee may be appointed under this section to act in the
office of the Ombudsman while remaining a Public Service employee for a term
not exceeding three months and may, on the expiration of that term, be
reappointed (provided that the terms of appointment do not exceed six months
in aggregate in any period of 12 months).
(2) Subject to this
Act, the terms and conditions of appointment and employment (including the
salary and allowances) of the person appointed under subsection (1) shall
be as determined, from time to time, by the Governor.
(3) This section is,
without further appropriation, sufficient authority for the payment of the
salary and allowances of an acting Ombudsman out of the General Revenue of the
State.