Section 5 - Ombudsman Act 1974 - Definitions

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(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires—

Aboriginal program, for Part 3B—see section 25K.

administration includes administration of an estate or a trust whether involving the exercise of executive functions of government or the exercise of other functions.

appointed day means the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2).

conduct means—

(a) any action or inaction relating to a matter of administration, and

(b) any alleged action or inaction relating to a matter of administration.

head means—

(a) in relation to a public authority that is a Public Service agency or a person employed in a Public Service agency—the head of the agency, and

(a1) in relation to a person employed by a political office holder under Part 2 of the Members of Parliament Staff Act 2013—the chief of staff of the office of that office holder, and

(b) in relation to a public authority that is a local government authority, or a member or employee of a local government authority—the mayor (or other presiding officer) of the local government authority, and

(c) in relation to a public authority that is a corporation sole, or who is a person employed by a corporation sole—the person constituting the corporation, and

(d) in relation to a public authority that is any other body, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or who is a person employed by such a body—the chief executive officer of that body or, if the affairs of the body are directed by a governing body, the person who presides at meetings of that governing body, and

(e) in any other case—the person prescribed by the regulations, or in the absence of any regulation prescribing a person, the person who, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, is the chief executive of the public authority.

Joint Committee means the joint committee called the Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission, constituted under this Act.

local government authority means a council, a county council or a joint organisation within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993.