Chapter 2
The organisation
Organisation and structure
The national office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman and the office of the ACT Ombudsman are co–located in Canberra. The Commonwealth Ombudsman also has offices in Adelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
The Ombudsman and two Deputy Ombudsmen are statutory officers appointed under the Ombudsman Act. Ombudsman office staff are employed under the Public Service Act 1999. Senior Assistant Ombudsmen are Senior Executive Service Band 1 staff.
Details of the office's senior executive and their responsibilities are set out in Chapter 4—Management and accountability.
Figure 2.1 Commonwealth Ombudsman organisational structure at 30 June 2009
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