Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Parliamentary
Commissioner may enter into an agreement with the governing body of an energy
ombudsman scheme or a water ombudsman scheme under which —
(a) the
person for the time being holding or acting in the office of Parliamentary
Commissioner is to serve as the ombudsman under the scheme; and
(b)
officers referred to in section 9 are to assist him or her in doing so.
(2) The persons
referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b) may provide services in accordance
with the agreement.
(3) Section 5(9) does
not apply to the rendering of services under the agreement.
(4) The services are
to be paid for by the governing body of that scheme at a rate to be provided
for in the agreement.
(5) For the purposes
of this Act, the rendering of services under an agreement is not to be
regarded —
(a) as
the exercise or performance of powers, functions or duties under this Act; or
(b) as
attracting the operation of section 27 or 32.
(6) Despite subsection
(5), section 30(1), (2) and (3) apply for the purpose of this section in the
same way as they apply in respect of the other functions of the Commissioner.
(7) In this section
—
energy ombudsman scheme means a scheme approved
under section 11ZPZ of the Energy Coordination Act 1994 or section 92 of the
Electricity Industry Act 2004 ;
governing body of an energy ombudsman scheme or a
water ombudsman scheme means the entity responsible for the operation of the
scheme;
water ombudsman scheme means a scheme approved
under the Water Services Act 2012 Part 4.
[Section 34 inserted: No. 53 of 2003 s. 34;
amended: No. 33 of 2004 s. 48; No. 25 of 2012 s. 221.]