29Acting appointment

29 Acting appointment (1) If the Commonwealth ombudsman holds the office of ombudsman, a person appointed under the Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cwlth) to act in the office of Commonwealth ombudsman during an absence or unavailability of the Commonwealth ombudsman may act in the office of ombudsman under this Act during the absence or unavailability. (2) If the Commonwealth ombudsman does not hold the office of ombudsman, before the Speaker appoints a person to act as the ombudsman, the Speaker must consult with the chair of the relevant Assembly committee about the proposed appointment. (3) However, for a period of leave of absence approved by the Speaker under section 25 (1) or mentioned in section 25 (2), the ombudsman may appoint a person to act as ombudsman after consulting with the Speaker.

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