(1) The Speaker may approve leave of absence for the ombudsman on the terms the Speaker decides.
(2) Where—
(a) the Commonwealth ombudsman holds the office of ombudsman; and
(b) the Commonwealth ombudsman is granted leave of absence under the Ombudsman Act 1976
(Cwlth);
the ombudsman is taken to have been granted leave of absence for the same period under subsection (1).