New South Wales Consolidated Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1974 - SECT 41

41 Definitions

(1) In this Part:
"complaint" means a complaint (however described) that is made to a relevant agency.
"consent" includes consent that is given orally.
"relevant agency" means an agency specified in Schedule 1A.
"relevant complaints legislation", in relation to a complaint, means the Act or statutory rule that governs the making of such a complaint.
"sensitive personal information", in relation to a complainant, means information relating to the complainant’s ethnic or racial origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health or sexual activities.

(2) For the purposes of this Part:

(a) a reference to a complaint having been made to a relevant agency includes a reference to a complaint having been referred to the agency under section 42, and

(b) a reference to a complaint being within a relevant agency’s jurisdiction is a reference to a complaint that a person is authorised by law to make to the agency or that the agency is authorised by law to deal with.

(3) Schedule 1A may be amended or replaced by proclamation published on the NSW legislation website.