282Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act

282 Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act (1) The Ombudsman Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of this Law except to the extent that this Law applies to a Regulatory Authority and the employees, decisions, actions and records of a Regulatory Authority. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Ombudsman Act applies— (a) as if a reference to the Commonwealth Ombudsman were a reference to the Education and Care Services Ombudsman; and (b) with any other modifications made by the national regulations. (a) provide that the Ombudsman Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Ombudsman Act specified in the regulations were omitted; or (b) provide that the Ombudsman Act applies under subsection (1) as if an amendment to the Ombudsman Act made by a law of the Commonwealth, and specified in the regulations, had not taken effect; or ***Ombudsman Act*** means the Ombudsman Act 1976 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time. Division 4—Legal proceedings