Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act
235 Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act
The
Ombudsman Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the national registration and accreditation scheme.
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Ombudsman Act applies—
as if a reference to the Commonwealth Ombudsman were a reference to the
National Health Practitioner Ombudsman; and
with any other modifications made by the regulations.
Without limiting subsection (2), the regulations may—
provide that the Ombudsman Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Ombudsman Act specified in the regulations were omitted; or
provide that the Ombudsman Act applies under subsection (1) as if an amendment to the Ombudsman Act made by a law of the
Commonwealth, and specified in the regulations, had not taken effect; or
confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction.
In this section—
Ombudsman
Act means the Ombudsman
Act 1976 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time.
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