Ombudsman Act 1978
7Supplementary provisions as to Ombudsman
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7 Supplementary provisions as to Ombudsman
(1) [Section 7 Subsection (1) omitted by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . .
(2) [Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 103 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:13 Dec 2000] *[Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 10 of 1982, s. 95 and Sched. 8 ]**[Section 7 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*The Ombudsman is an employee for the purposes of the Long Service Leave (State Employees) Act 1994 .
(3) [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] *[Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]**[Section 7 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 46 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 3 ]*If a State Service officer or State Service employee is appointed to the office of Ombudsman, that officer or employee is entitled to retain all his or her existing and accruing rights as if that officer's or employee's service in that office were a continuation of State Service employment.
(4) [Section 7 Subsection (4) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] [Section 7 Subsection (4) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] *[Section 7 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*Where a person ceases to hold the office of Ombudsman and becomes a State Service officer or State Service employee, his or her service in that office is to be regarded as service in the State Service for the purposes of determining his rights as such an officer or employee.