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Acting Ombudsman
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10. (1) Where there are 2 or more Deputy Ombudsmen, one of those shall be appointed by the Minister to act as Ombudsman—
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(a) during the absence of the Ombudsman,
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(b) where the Ombudsman stands suspended from his or her office,
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(c) while the Ombudsman is unable to perform his or her duties for any reason, or
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(d) during a vacancy in the office of the Ombudsman.
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(2) A person shall not be appointed to perform the functions of the Ombudsman for a continuous period of more than 12 months during a vacancy in the office of Ombudsman.
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(3) No one is entitled to question the appointment under this section of a Deputy Ombudsman to act as Ombudsman.
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(4) A Deputy Ombudsman is, when acting as the Ombudsman, taken to be that Ombudsman.
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