Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 (62 of 2014)

Schedule 6   Listed entities

Ombudsman Act 1976

64   After section 4

Insert:

4A The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):

(a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

(i) the Commonwealth Ombudsman;

(ii) the Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsmen;

(iii) the staff referred to in subsection 31(1); and

(b) the listed entity is to be known as the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and

(c) the Commonwealth Ombudsman is the accountable authority of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and

(d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and

(e) the purposes of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman include:

(i) the functions of the Commonwealth Ombudsman referred to in subsection 4(2) and section 5; and

(ii) the functions of the Defence Force Ombudsman referred to in section 19C; and

(iii) the functions of the Postal Industry Ombudsman referred to in section 19M; and

(iv) the functions of the Overseas Students Ombudsman referred to in section 19ZJ.