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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 6 Hansard (15 June) . . Page.. 1974 ..

(f) the position the occupant of which is to be the principal officer for the application of the Freedom of Information Act 1989 to the contractor; and

(g) the position the occupant of which is to be the principal officer for the application of the Ombudsman Act 1989 to the contractor; and

(h) anything else prescribed under the regulations.

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the matters that may be provided in the agreement.

6B Application of Freedom of Information Act

The Freedom of Information Act 1989 applies to a contractor in the contractor's capacity as a provider of security services under a court security agreement as if-

(a) the contractor were a prescribed authority within the meaning of that Act; and

(b) the holder of the position stated in the agreement for the application of that Act to the contractor were the principal officer of that prescribed authority; and

(d) the persons employed by the contractor were officers of that prescribed authority.

6C Application of the Ombudsman Act

The Ombudsman Act 1989 applies to a contractor in the contractor's capacity as a provider of security services under a court security agreement as if-

(a) the contractor were a prescribed authority within the meaning of that Act; and

(b) the holder of the position stated in the agreement for the application of that Act to the contractor were the principal officer of that prescribed authority; and

(d) the persons employed by the contractor were officers of that prescribed authority.

6D Exercise of powers of security officer under Act

(1) A security officer may only exercise a power under this Act-

(a) in accordance with the appropriate security guidelines; and

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