66AReports by Ombudsman

66A Reports by Ombudsman

Scope (1) This section applies if an enactment: (a) requires that the Commonwealth Ombudsman must give a report to a Minister; and (b) requires that the Minister must cause the report to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly. Requirement (2) The Minister must give a copy of the report to the responsible Commonwealth Minister. (3) The responsible Commonwealth Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the responsible Commonwealth Minister receives the report.

Note: See also section 4 of the Ombudsman Act 1976.

Ombudsman Act 1976

241 At the end of subsection 4(2)

Add:

; or (d) an enactment of Norfolk Island.

242 At the end of section 4

Add:

(6) The Commonwealth Ombudsman, in performing functions under an enactment of Norfolk Island, may, if he or she so chooses, be called the Norfolk Island Ombudsman.

Part 7—Amendments relating to privacy

Australian Capital Territory Government Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 1994

243 After subsection 23(1)

Insert:

(1A) Until the day fixed for the purposes of subsection (1), the definition of enactment in subsection 6(1) of the Privacy Act 1988 does not imply that a reference in that Act to an enactment does not include a reference to an ACT enactment.

Privacy Act 1988

244 Subsection 6(1) (after paragraph (h) of the definition of agency)

Insert:

(ha) a Norfolk Island agency; or

245 Subsection 6(1)

Insert:

Cabinet, in relation to Norfolk Island, means a body that:

(a) consists of Norfolk Island Ministers; and
(b) corresponds to the Cabinet.

246 Subsection 6(1) (definition of Commonwealth contract)

After “the Commonwealth”, insert “, Norfolk Island”.

247 Subsection 6(1)

Insert:

enactment includes a Norfolk Island enactment.

248 Subsection 6(1)

Insert:

Norfolk Island agency means:

(a) a Norfolk Island Minister; or
(b) a public sector agency (within the meaning of the Public Sector Management Act 2000 of Norfolk Island); or
(c) a body (whether incorporated or not), or a tribunal, established for a public purpose by or under a Norfolk Island enactment, other than a body established or registered under:
(i) the Companies Act 1985 of Norfolk Island; or
(ii) the Associations Incorporation Act 2005 of Norfolk Island; or
(d) a body established or appointed by:
(i) the Administrator of Norfolk Island; or
(ii) a Norfolk Island Minister;
otherwise than by or under a Norfolk Island enactment; or
(e) a person holding or performing the duties of:
(i) an office established by or under a Norfolk Island enactment; or
(ii) an appointment made under a Norfolk Island enactment; or
(f) a person holding or performing the duties of an appointment, where the appointment was made by:
(i) the Administrator of Norfolk Island; or
(ii) a Norfolk Island Minister;
otherwise than under a Norfolk Island enactment; or
(g) a court of Norfolk Island.