Ombudsman Act 1976
4AThe Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
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4A The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013): (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity: (i) the Commonwealth Ombudsman; (ii) the Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsmen; (iii) the staff referred to in subsection 31(1); and (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and (c) the Commonwealth Ombudsman is the accountable authority of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and (e) the purposes of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman include: (i) the functions of the Commonwealth Ombudsman referred to in subsection 4(2) and section 5; and (ii) the functions of the Defence Force Ombudsman referred to in section 19C; and (iii) the functions of the Postal Industry Ombudsman referred to in section 19M; and (iv) the functions of the Overseas Students Ombudsman referred to in section 19ZJ; and (v) the functions of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman referred to in section 20D; and (vi) the functions of the VET Student Loans Ombudsman referred to in section 20ZM; and (vii) the functions of the National Student Ombudsman referred to in section 21AC.