Victorian Numbered Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 (NO. 46 OF 2008) - SECT 186

    (1)     The Ombudsman may enquire into or investigate—

        (a)     any action taken, or not taken, by a person who is an authorised officer in the person's capacity as an authorised officer; and

        (b)     any matter relating to such an action or inaction.

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1), the Ombudsman Act 1973 applies as if—

        (a)     the employer of the person was a public statutory body within the meaning of that Act; and

        (b)     the senior executive officer of the employer (by whatever title he or she is known) was the principal officer of that public statutory body.

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