133Eligibility for appointment

133 Eligibility for appointment (1) A person is an eligible person for appointment as the Ombudsman if: (a) the person has suitable qualifications or experience relating to the Ombudsman's functions; and (b) the person is committed to the purposes of this Act and its underlying principles; and (c) the person is not any of the following: (i) a judicial officer; (ii) a member of an Australian parliament;

Ombudsman Act 2009 61 (iii) a member of a local government council or of an equivalent body in a State or another Territory; (iv) a member of a political party; and (d) the person does not have a recent political affiliation. (2) For subsection (1)(d), a person has a recent political affiliation if, at any time during the previous 5 years, the person: (a) was a member of the Legislative Assembly or a local government council; or (b) was an office holder or elected representative of a political party in the Territory or elsewhere in Australia; or (c) was a member of staff of a minister; or (d) made a reportable donation to a political party, or an associated entity of a political party, in the Territory or elsewhere in Australia. (3) For subsection (2)(d), a person made a reportable donation if it was made by the person or by a body corporate of which the person was an office holder or majority shareholder at the time the donation was made. reportable donation means a gift or loan that is required to be disclosed or reported under Part 10 of the Electoral Act 2004 or under a similar law in force in the Commonwealth or in a State or another Territory.