sec.81Preservation of ombudsman’s rights if not previously public service officer

### sec.81 Preservation of ombudsman’s rights if not previously public service officer This section applies to a person who stops holding office as the ombudsman and the inspector of detention services, whether because of resignation or ending a term of appointment, if the person was not a public service officer but held another office under the State immediately before appointment as ombudsman. The person is entitled to be appointed to an office under the State with a classification and remuneration corresponding with or higher than that of the office the person held immediately before appointment as ombudsman and the person’s service as the ombudsman and the inspector of detention services must be regarded as service in an office under the State. Subsection (2) does not apply to the person if the person is guilty of misconduct in office as the ombudsman or the inspector of detention services. In this section— inspector of detention services includes the acting inspector of detention services. ombudsman includes the acting ombudsman. s 81 amd 2022 No. 18 s 92 (sec.81-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who stops holding office as the ombudsman and the inspector of detention services, whether because of resignation or ending a term of appointment, if the person was not a public service officer but held another office under the State immediately before appointment as ombudsman. (sec.81-ssec.2) The person is entitled to be appointed to an office under the State with a classification and remuneration corresponding with or higher than that of the office the person held immediately before appointment as ombudsman and the person’s service as the ombudsman and the inspector of detention services must be regarded as service in an office under the State. (sec.81-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the person if the person is guilty of misconduct in office as the ombudsman or the inspector of detention services. (sec.81-ssec.4) In this section— inspector of detention services includes the acting inspector of detention services. ombudsman includes the acting ombudsman.