OMBUDSMAN ACT 1973

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OMBUDSMAN ACT 1973 - NOTES

No. 8414 of 1973
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 September 2009

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
The Ombudsman Act 1973 was assented to on 17 April 1973 and came into operation on 30 October 1973: Government Gazette 30 October 1973 page 3595.
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Ombudsman Act 1973 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Ombudsman (Exemption) Act 1974, No. 8651/1974
Assent Date:
17.12.74
Commencement Date:
17.12.74
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Ombudsman (Municipalities) Act 1976, No. 8884/1976
Assent Date:
19.10.76
Commencement Date:
1.1.77: Government Gazette 22.12.76 p. 3739
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1977, No. 9059/1977
Assent Date:
29.11.77
Commencement Date:
29.11.77; subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Ombudsman (Co-operation) Act 1979, No. 9256/1979
Assent Date:
26.6.79
Commencement Date:
26.6.79
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Police Regulation (Amendment) Act 1985, No. 10250/1985
Assent Date:
10.12.85
Commencement Date:
S. 22 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 14/1988 s. 19
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Mental Health Act 1986, No. 59/1986
Assent Date:
3.6.86
Commencement Date:
S. 143(2)(Sch. 7) on 1.10.87: Government Gazette 30.9.87 p. 2585
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Deputy Ombudsman (Police Complaints) Act 1988, No. 14/1988
Assent Date:
11.5.88
Commencement Date:
11.5.88: Government Gazette 11.5.88 p. 1150
Current State:
All of Act in operation
State Superannuation Act 1988, No. 50/1988
Assent Date:
24.5.88
Commencement Date:
S. 93(2) (Sch. 2 item 42) on 1.7.88: Government Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973

Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989 No. 12/1989 (as amended by No. 13/1990)
Assent Date:
9.5.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(1)(Sch. 2 items 86.1-86.13) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Police Regulation (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 15/1989
Assent Date:
16.5.89
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-32 on 16.5.89; s. 33 on 23.8.89: Government Gazette 23.8.89 p. 2146
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Legal Profession Practice (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 35/1989
Endnotes
Assent Date:
6.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 22 on 20.9.89: Government Gazette 20.9.89 p. 2404
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 143) on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217.
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 62/1989
Assent Date:
12.9.89
Commencement Date:
12.12.89: Special Gazette (No. 72) 12.12.89 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1993, No. 125/1993
Assent Date:
7.12.93
Commencement Date:
S. 20(9) on 7.12.93: s. 2 (4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus Amendments) Act 1995, No. 100/1995
Assent Date:
5.12.95
Commencement Date:
S. 32(Sch. 2 item 4) on 5.12.95: s. 2(1) 
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Public Sector Management and Parliamentary Officers (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 24/1996
Assent Date:
2.7.96
Commencement Date:
S. 33(1) on 16.11.93: s. 2(2); rest of Act on 2.7.96: 
s. 2(1) 
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Legal Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996
Assent Date:
6.11.96
Commencement Date:
S. 453(Sch. 1 item 62) on 1.1.97 s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Audit (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 93/1997
Assent Date:
16.12.97
Commencement Date:
S. 26(2) on 16.12.97: s. 2(1); s. 26(1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
State Trustees (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 15/1998
Endnotes
Assent Date:
28.4.98
Commencement Date:
S. 10 on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1511
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
Assent Date:
26.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Melbourne City Link (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 102/1998
Assent Date:
1.12.98
Commencement Date:
Ss 34-37 on 1.12.98: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Police Regulation (Amendment) Act 1999, No. 61/1999
Assent Date:
21.12.99
Commencement Date:
S. 20(Sch. item 2) on 2.4.00: Government Gazette 30.3.00 p. 569
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 92) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Information Privacy Act 2000, No. 98/2000
Assent Date:
12.12.00
Commencement Date:
Ss 79, 80 on 1.9.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Health Records Act 2001, No. 2/2001
Assent Date:
10.4.01
Commencement Date:
Ss 113, 114 on 1.7.02: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973

Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001, No. 36/2001
Assent Date:
19.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 114 on 19.6.01: s. 2(1); ss 113, 115 on 1.1.02: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Electoral Act 2002, No. 23/2002
Endnotes
Assent Date:
12.6.02
Commencement Date:
S. 201 on 1.9.02: Government Gazette 29.8.02 p. 2333
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Animals Legislation (Animal Welfare) Act 2003, No. 103/2003
Assent Date:
9.12.03
Commencement Date:
S. 30(1)(3) on 10.12.03: s. 2(1); s. 30(2)(4) on 1.12.05: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Ombudsman Legislation (Police Ombudsman) Act 2004, No. 32/2004
Assent Date:
1.6.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 3-8 on 2.6.04: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004, No. 56/2004
Assent Date:
21.9.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 76-78 on 1.10.04: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Major Crime Legislation (Office of Police Integrity) Act 2004, No. 63/2004
Assent Date:
12.10.04
Commencement Date:
S. 7 on 16.11.04: Special Gazette (No. 237) 16.11.04 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004, No. 79/2004
Assent Date:
16.11.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 71-73 on 16.11.04: Special Gazette (No. 237) 16.11.04 p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 144) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973

Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 73) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Disability Act 2006, No. 23/2006
Assent Date:
16.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 246 on 1.7.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2006, No. 29/2006
Assent Date:
6.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 25) on 7.6.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006, No. 43/2006
Assent Date:
25.7.06
Commencement Date:
S. 47(Sch. item 2) on 1.1.07: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 20 on 11.10.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Animals Legislation Amendment (Animal Care) Act 2007, No. 65/2007
Assent Date:
11.12.07
Commencement Date:
Ss 111, 112 on 1.9.09: Special Gazette (No. 298) 1.9.09 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Police Integrity Act 2008, No. 34/2008
Assent Date:
1.7.08
Commencement Date:
S. 143(Sch. 2 item 9) on 5.12.08: Special Gazette (No. 340) 4.12.08 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
Public Administration Amendment Act 2009, No. 27/2009
Assent Date:
17.6.09
Commencement Date:
Ss 16, 17 on 18.6.09: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Ombudsman Act 1973
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3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 3(4): Section 14(1) of the Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 62/1989 reads as follows:
	14.	Transitional provisions
	(1)	The person occupying the office of Ombudsman immediately before the commencement of section 5 of this Act continues to hold that office on and from that commencement on the same terms and conditions as those on which the person held that office immediately before that commencement.

2 S. 20(4): Section 14(3) of the Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 62/1989 reads as follows:
	14.	Transitional provisions
	(3)	Sections 20, 22 and 28 of the Principal Act as amended by section 12 of this Act apply only to proceedings instituted on or after the commencement of section 12 of this Act.

3 S. 22(2): See note 2.
4 S. 28(2A): See note 2.

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Ombudsman Act 1973
No. 8414 of 1973