Ombudsman Act 1976

Subject to this section, the provisions covered by subsection (3) apply in relation to the Postal Industry Ombudsman.

Unless the contrary intention appears, the provisions covered by subsection (3) apply as if:

a reference in any of those provisions to the Ombudsman were a reference to the Postal Industry Ombudsman; and

a reference in any of those provisions to any of the following were a reference to Australia Post or a registered PPO:

a Department;

a prescribed authority;

a Department or a prescribed authority; and

a reference in any of those provisions to an officer were a reference to an officer within the meaning of this Part; and

a reference in any of those provisions to a principal officer were a reference to a principal officer within the meaning of this Part.

The provisions covered by this subsection are:

Part I, other than the following provisions:

subsections 3(2) to (5A);

subsections 3(6A) to (6C);

subsections 3(7A) and (7B);

subsections 3(9) to (18);

section 3A; and

Part II, other than the following provisions:

sections 4 and 5;

subsection 6(1);

subsections 6(4D) to (4E);

subsections 6(6) to (15);

paragraph 8(7A)(b);

subsections 8(8) to (11);

section 8A;

paragraphs 9(1AA)(ab) and (ac);

paragraph 9(4)(ab);

sections 10, 10A and 11;

subsections 11A(1) and (5);

sections 15 to 18;

section 19; and

subsection 31(1); and

Part IV, other than the following provisions:

section 34;

subparagraph 35(3)(b)(ia);

subsections 35(7) and (7A);

paragraph 35A(3)(a).

Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table applies in relation to the Postal Industry Ombudsman in accordance with the table:

Sections 14 (power to enter premises) and 14A (power to obtain access to documents etc. by remote means) apply as if a reference in any of those provisions to any of the following were a reference to Australia Post or a wholly owned subsidiary of Australia Post:

a Department;

a prescribed authority;

a Department or a prescribed authority;

a Commonwealth service provider of a Department or prescribed authority under a contract.

For the purposes of this Part, subsection 3(6) applies in relation to the Postal Industry Ombudsman as if a reference in that subsection to a prescribed authority were a reference to Australia Post.