OMBUDSMAN ACT 1973 - SCHEDULE 2
OMBUDSMAN ACT 1973 - SCHEDULE 2
Schedule 2—Exempt persons and bodies
1 Victoria Police and members of Victoria Police personnel
2 The Office of the Governor, the Official Secretary within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 and employees in the Office of the Governor
4 The Victorian Inspectorate and Victorian Inspectorate Officers
5 A Public Interest Monitor
6 The Chief Examiner and an Examiner appointed under Part 3 of the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004
7 A Victorian court or VCAT and any of the following—
(a) judicial officers and non-judicial members of VCAT within the meaning of the Judicial Commission of Victoria Act 2016 ;
(b) any judicial employee employed under Division 3 of Part 6 of the Public Administration Act 2004 ;
(c) any other member of the staff of a registry or office of a court, to the extent that their functions relate to a judicial or quasi-judicial function of the court
7A The Judicial Commission or an investigating panel under the Constitution Act 1975
8 A board, tribunal (other than VCAT), commission or other body presided over by a judge, magistrate or Australian lawyer presiding as such by virtue of a statutory requirement and appointment
9 A Royal Commission, whether established under the Inquiries Act 2014 or under the prerogative of the Crown, and Royal Commission officers within the meaning of that Act
10 A Board of Inquiry established under the Inquiries Act 2014 and Board of Inquiry officers within the meaning of that Act
10A A Formal Review established under the Inquiries Act 2014 and Formal Review officers within the meaning of that Act
11 A person acting as legal adviser to the Crown or an authority or a public interest disclosure entity, or as counsel for the Crown or an authority or a public interest disclosure entity in any proceedings, including Crown Prosecutors and Associate Crown Prosecutors
12 The Solicitor-General appointed under the Attorney‑General and Solicitor-General Act 1972
13 The Director of Public Prosecutions
14 A person in the capacity of trustee under the Trustee Act 1958 (but not including State Trustees)
15 The Victorian Electoral Commission
16 The Auditor-General
17 The Electoral Boundaries Commission
18 A Department of the Parliament
19 The Parliamentary Budget Officer
Sch. 3 inserted by No. 82/2012 s. 251, amended by Nos 73/2013 s. 97, 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 21.2), 60/2014 s. 140(Sch. 3 item 33.3), 67/2014 s. 147(Sch. 2 item 27.3), 16/2016 s. 203(2), 22/2016 s. 239, 4/2017 s. 16, 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item 13.6), 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 6.3), 38/2018 s. 291(2), 2/2019 s. 174, 9/2020 s. 390(Sch. 1 item 75.6), 39/2022 s. 851(2), 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 8.2).