sec.282Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act

sec.282 Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act

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. For the purposes of subsection (1) , the Ombudsman Act applies— as if a reference to the Commonwealth Ombudsman were a reference to the Education and Care Services Ombudsman; and with any other modifications made by the national regulations. Without limiting subsection (2) , the national regulations may— provide that the Ombudsman Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Ombudsman Act specified in the regulations were omitted; or 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 confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction. In this section— Ombudsman Act means the Ombudsman Act 1976 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time. (sec.282-ssec.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. (sec.282-ssec.2) For the purposes of subsection (1) , the Ombudsman Act applies— as if a reference to the Commonwealth Ombudsman were a reference to the Education and Care Services Ombudsman; and with any other modifications made by the national regulations. (sec.282-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the national regulations may— provide that the Ombudsman Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Ombudsman Act specified in the regulations were omitted; or 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 confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction. (sec.282-ssec.4) In this section— Ombudsman Act means the Ombudsman Act 1976 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time.

• (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
• (c) confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction.