Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095:section:4a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4A
Character Range: 51071–52425

4A  The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
  For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):
 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:
 (i) the Commonwealth Ombudsman;
 (ii) the Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsmen;
 (iii) the staff referred to in subsection 31(1); and
 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and
 (c) the Commonwealth Ombudsman is the accountable authority of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and
 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and
 (e) the purposes of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman include:
 (i) the functions of the Commonwealth Ombudsman referred to in subsection 4(2) and section 5; and
 (ii) the functions of the Defence Force Ombudsman referred to in section 19C; and
 (iii) the functions of the Postal Industry Ombudsman referred to in section 19M; and
 (iv) the functions of the Overseas Students Ombudsman referred to in section 19ZJ; and
 (v) the functions of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman referred to in section 20D; and
 (vi) the functions of the VET Student Loans Ombudsman referred to in section 20ZM; and
 (vii) the functions of the National Student Ombudsman referred to in section 21AC.