Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Corrections Act 1986 - SECT 9G

Investigation of administrative actions

9G. Investigation of administrative actions

The Ombudsman Act 1973 applies to a contractor in its capacity as a provider
of services under this Act or to a sub-contractor in its capacity as a manager
of a prison or police gaol under a sub-contract agreement as if-

   (a)  the contractor or sub-contractor (as the case requires) were a public
        statutory body within the meaning of that Act; and

   (b)  the holder of the office specified in the agreement under section
        8B(1), 9(1) or 9AA or in the sub-contract agreement (as the case
        requires) for the purposes of the application of the
        Ombudsman Act 1973 were the principal officer of that public statutory
        body; and

   (c)  the persons employed by the contractor or sub-contractor (as the case
        requires) were employees of that public statutory body.

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