Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1989

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   2A.     Notes  
   3.      Entities not necessarily prescribed authorities  
   3A.     Conduct by person taken as conduct by administrative unit  
   3B.     Conduct by person taken as conduct by prescribed authority  
   3C.     Application of Act—National Electricity (ACT) Law  

   PART 2--ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF OMBUDSMAN

           Division 2.1--Establishment and functions

   4.      Establishment of office of ombudsman  
   4A.     Functions—generally  
   5.      Functions—investigating complaints under Act  
   6.      Discretion not to investigate certain complaints  
   6A.     Discretion to refer complaint to another statutory  
   6B.     Mandatory referral of complaints to other entities  
   7.      Complaints  
   8.      Preliminary inquiries  
   9.      Investigations  
   10.     Arrangements with another ombudsman  
   11.     Power to obtain information and documents  
   12.     Unreasonable delay in exercising power  
   13.     Referring questions to ACAT  
   14.     Powers of Supreme Court  
   15.     Complainant and agency to be informed  
   16.     Power to examine witnesses  
   17.     Power to enter premises  

           Division 2.2--Monitoring police compliance with Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005

   17A.    What is the child sex offenders register?  
   17B.    Police to give ombudsman reasonable assistance  
   17C.    Power to enter police premises  

           Division 2.3--Reports

   18.     Reports by ombudsman  
   19.     Reports to Chief Minister  
   20.     Special reports to Legislative Assembly  
   20A.    Reports on police compliance with Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act  
   21.     Reports to the Legislative Assembly  

   PART 3--CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, AND STAFF, OF OMBUDSMAN

           Division 3.1--Ombudsman

   22.     Appointment of ombudsman  
   23.     Tenure of office  
   24.     Salary and allowances  
   25.     Leave of absence  
   27.     Retirement  
   28.     Suspension and removal of ombudsman  
   29.     Acting appointment  

           Division 3.2--Staff

   30.     Staff  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   31.     Ombudsman not to be sued  
   32.     Delegation  
   33.     Officers to observe confidentiality  
   34.     Disclosure of information by ombudsman  
   35.     Failing to comply with requirement under Act  
   36.     Protection from civil actions  
   37.     Determination of fees and witness expenses etc  
   38.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
           ENDNOTES