Oversight Legislation Amendment (Robodebt Royal Commission Response and Other Measures) Act 2025 (7 of 2025)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Ombudsman Act 1976

12   After subsection 20ZS(3)

Insert:

(3A) Section 14A (power to obtain access to documents etc. by remote means) applies in relation to the VET Student Loans Ombudsman as if:

(a) a reference in subsections 14A(1) and (2) to any of the following were a reference to a VET student loan scheme provider:

(i) a Department;

(ii) a prescribed authority;

(iii) a Commonwealth service provider of a Department or prescribed authority under a contract; and

(b) paragraph 14A(5)(a) were omitted and the following paragraph substituted:

"(a) the person is the VET student loan principal executive officer of a VET student loan scheme provider; and".