Ombudsman Act 1974 Proclamation amending Act (1991-503) [GG No 134 of 27.9.1991] (NSW)

1991—No. 503

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1974—PROCLAMATION

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 134 of 27 September 1991]

(L.S.) P. R. SINCLAIR, Governor.

I, Rear Admiral PETER ROSS SINCLAIR, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of section 14 of the Ombudsman Act 1974, do, by this my Proclamation, amend Schedule 1 to that Act by inserting at the end of that Schedule the following item:

23. Conduct of the State Bank of New South Wales Limited in

exercising its banking functions.

Signed and sealed at Sydney, this 11th day of September 1991.

By His Excellency’s Command,

NICK GREINER

Premier.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Under section 12 of the Ombudsman Act 1974, a person may complain to the Ombudsman about the conduct of a public authority except if the conduct is of a class described in Schedule 1 to the Act. That Schedule currently contains a list of classes of conduct of public authorities that is excluded from being challenged and investigated under the Act.

1991—No. 503

The object of this Proclamation is to add the conduct of the State Bank of New South Wales Limited (which is a State owned corporation) in exercising its banking functions as a class of conduct that is excluded under the Act. It is intended instead for the State Bank to be subject to the Australian Banking Industry Ombudsman who specialises in dealing with complaints and disputes relating to the provision of banklng services by banks to individuals.