Statutory Rules 1998    No. 471

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Ombudsman Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Ombudsman Act 1976.

Dated 18 March 1998.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

CHRIS MILES

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
for the Prime Minister

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on gazettal.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Ombudsman Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 4 (Bodies not to be taken to be prescribed authorities for the Act)

3.1   Add at the end:

 “(2) For paragraph 3AB (1) (b) of the Act, the nominated company for Part 2 of the Health Insurance Commission (Reform and Separation of Functions) Act 1997 is to be taken not to be a prescribed authority.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 March 1998.

2. Statutory Rules 1977 No. 104 as amended by 1978 No. 103; 1979 No. 182; 1980 No. 348; 1982 No. 63; 1985 No. 98; 1989 No. 9; 1991 No. 431; 1995 No. 138.