sec.235Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act

### sec.235 Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act The Ombudsman Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the national registration and accreditation scheme. For the purposes of subsection (1) , the Ombudsman Act applies— as if a reference to the Commonwealth Ombudsman were a reference to the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman; and with any other modifications made by the regulations. Without limiting subsection (2) , the 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. sch s 235 amd 2017 No. 32 s 49 (sec.235-ssec.1) The Ombudsman Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the national registration and accreditation scheme. (sec.235-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 National Health Practitioner Ombudsman; and with any other modifications made by the regulations. (sec.235-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the 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.235-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 National Health Practitioner Ombudsman; and - (b) with any other modifications made by the 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.