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to the Ombudsman as soon as is reasonably practicable; and

     (b) give the Ombudsman any information or documents relating to the application that are in the possession, or under the control, of the Agency; and

     (c) as soon as is reasonably practicable, give the applicant written notice that the application has been transferred to the Ombudsman.

"(1F) An application transferred under subsection (1E) is to be taken to be a complaint made to the Ombudsman under section 7 of the Ombudsman Act 1976.".

PART 6—AMENDMENTS OF THE OMBUDSMAN ACT 1976

Principal Act

  17. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Ombudsman Act 19765.

Definitions

  18.(1) Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:

    " 'chief executive officer of a court or tribunal' means the person holding, or performing the duties of, one of the following offices:

      (a) Clerk of the High Court;

      (b) Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia;

      (c) Chief Executive Officer of the Family Court of Australia;

      (d) Registrar of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal;

         (e) an office declared by the regulations to be an office of chief executive officer of a court or tribunal for the purposes of this Act;

         (f) an office prescribed by the regulations in lieu of an office referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d);

    'Commonwealth-controlled company' means an incorporated company in which the Commonwealth has an interest that enables the Commonwealth:

        (a) to control the composition of the board of directors of the company; or

        (b) to cast, or control the casting of, more than one-half of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at a general meeting of the company; or

        (c) to control more than one-half of the issued share capital of the company (excluding any part of that share capital that carries no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits or capital);

    'ombudsman scheme' means a scheme providing for the investigation of complaints by consumers about matters relating to decisions or actions of the holders of licences or authorities granted under an enactment;

    'Parliamentary Department' means:

      (a) the Department of the Senate; or

      (b) the Department of the House of Representatives; or

      (c) the Department of the Parliamentary Library; or

      (d) the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff; or

      (e) the Joint House Department;

    'Secretary', in relation to a Department, means the person who is the Secretary of the Department for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1922.";

   (b) by omitting paragraphs (b) and (c) of the definition of "prescribed authority" in subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:

        "(b) a Commonwealth-controlled company (other than Qantas Airways Limited or