8Deputy Ombudsman and Assistant Ombudsman

8 Deputy Ombudsman and Assistant Ombudsman

8 Deputy Ombudsman and Assistant Ombudsman

(1) The Ombudsman may appoint one or more Deputy Ombudsman and Assistant Ombudsman.

(1A) The Ombudsman must appoint a Deputy Ombudsman as the Community Services Commissioner for the purposes of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993.

(1B) The Ombudsman is to appoint a Deputy Ombudsman for the purpose of enabling the Ombudsman to monitor and assess Aboriginal programs under Part 3B.

(2) The provisions of section 6 (3) (b), (4) (b) and (c) and (5) apply to and in respect of a Deputy Ombudsman and an Assistant Ombudsman in the same way that they apply to and in respect of the Ombudsman.

(3) The offices of Deputy Ombudsman and Assistant Ombudsman are statutory offices and the provisions of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 relating to the employment of Public Service employees do not apply to those offices (except as provided by subsection (4B)).

(4) A Deputy Ombudsman and an Assistant Ombudsman hold office for such term, not exceeding 5 years, as may be specified in the instrument of appointment, but are eligible (if otherwise qualified) for re-appointment.

(4A) The employment of a Deputy Ombudsman and an Assistant Ombudsman is (subject to this section) to be governed by a contract of employment between the Deputy Ombudsman or Assistant Ombudsman and the Ombudsman.

(4B) The following provisions of or made under the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 relating to the employment of Public Service senior executives apply to a Deputy Ombudsman and an Assistant Ombudsman (but in the application of those provisions a reference to the employer of any such executive is to be read as a reference to the Ombudsman)—

(a) provisions relating to the band in which an executive is to be employed,

(b) provisions relating to the contract of employment of an executive,

(c) provisions relating to the remuneration, employment benefits and allowances of an executive,

(d) provisions relating to the termination of employment of an executive.