Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Where, in the course of an investigation by the ombudsman in relation to action taken by an agency in the exercise of functions under this Act, the ombudsman has referred evidence concerning an officer to a Minister or to a principal officer under the Ombudsman Act 1989 , section 9 (12), the ombudsman shall give a copy of that evidence to the commissioner for public administration.
(2) A report prepared by the ombudsman under the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 for a financial year—
(a) must include a statement of the ombudsman's operations during the year about complaints made to the ombudsman, or investigations started or finished by the ombudsman, about action taken by agencies in the exercise of functions under this Act; and
(b) may include—
(i) observations that the ombudsman considers appropriate to make about the operation of this Act during the year; and
(ii) recommendations that the ombudsman considers appropriate to make about ways that public access to agencies' documents or Ministers' official documents might be improved.
Note Financial year has an extended meaning in the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 .