EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 219
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 219
219 . Modifications relating to Education and Care Services Ombudsman and staff
The Ombudsman Act
applies as if it were modified —
(a) so
that the provisions of the Act providing for the appointment of the Ombudsman
and the conditions of service of the Ombudsman (other than the provisions
providing for the resignation, retirement, suspension or removal of the
Ombudsman) do not apply; and
(b) to
provide that a reference to the Education and Care Services Ombudsman is taken
to be a reference to the person appointed to that office by the Ministerial
Council with the remuneration, and on the terms and conditions, decided by the
Council; and
(c) so
that the Education and Care Services Ombudsman may be —
(i)
suspended from office by the Ministerial Council without
the need for a statement of the grounds of the suspension to be laid before a
House of Parliament; and
(ii)
removed from office by the Ministerial Council on the
ground of misconduct or physical or mental incapacity without the need for an
address being presented to a House of Parliament;
and
(d) so
that the provisions of the Act providing for the Deputy Ombudsman and other
staff of the Ombudsman do not apply; and
(e) to
provide that the Education and Care Services Ombudsman may, for the purposes
of performing the Ombudsman’s functions —
(i)
employ staff; and
(ii)
engage contractors or consultants; and
(iii)
enter into arrangements with another entity relating to
the provision of staff or other resources by that entity to the Ombudsman.
[Regulation 219 amended: Gazette
3 Nov 2017 p. 5484.]