223Miscellaneous modifications

#### 223 Miscellaneous modifications 223 Miscellaneous modifications > The Ombudsman Act applies— > > > (a) as if a reference to the Minister or the responsible Minister were a reference to a member of the Ministerial Council nominated by that Council; and > > > (b) as if a reference to the Governor-General were a reference to the Ministerial Council; and > > > (c) as if a reference to the Parliament were a reference to the Parliaments of the Commonwealth and the participating jurisdictions; and > > > (d) as if a reference to the Commonwealth or the Government of the Commonwealth were a reference to a participating jurisdiction or the Government of a participating jurisdiction; and > > > (e) as if a reference to the Prime Minister were a reference to a member of the Ministerial Council nominated by that Council; and > > > (f) as if a reference to the Federal Court were a reference to the Supreme Court, or another court of competent jurisdiction, of a participating jurisdiction; and > > > (g) as if— > > > > > (i) a reference to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal were a reference to a relevant administrative tribunal; and > > > > > (ii) a provision of the [Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) did not apply; and > > > (h) as if section 6C applied so that a reference to the Information Commissioner were a reference to the National Education and Care Services Privacy Commissioner or the National Education and Care Services Freedom of Information Commissioner; and > > > (i) as if it were modified so that provisions relating to the Integrity Commissioner did not apply; and > > > (j) as if a reference to a Commonwealth service provider were a reference to a person who provides goods or services under a contract with the National Authority; and > > > (k) as if a reference to any other Commonwealth office holder or body were a reference to the equivalent office holder or body of a participating jurisdiction; and > > > (l) as if a reference to an arrangement or communication between a Commonwealth Minister and a Minister of a State included a reference to an arrangement or communication between Ministers of States; and > > > (m) as if the requirement to observe confidentiality under the Act— > > > > > (i) applies to any person performing functions under the Act; but > > > > > (ii) does not prevent a member of the Ministerial Council making a record of, or divulging or communicating to another member of the Ministerial Council, information acquired by the member in performing functions under the Act; and > > > (n) with any other modifications that are necessary for the effective administration of the Ombudsman Act for the purposes of the National Quality Framework.