OMBUDSMAN ACT 2009 - SECT 21 Who may make complaint
OMBUDSMAN ACT 2009 - SECT 21
Who may make complaint(1) A complaint about administrative action of a public authority or conduct of a police officer may be made by:
(a) a person aggrieved by the action or conduct; or
(b) a person representing a person aggrieved by the action or conduct; or
(c) a third party or a person representing a third party.
(2) However, a police officer or person representing a police officer may make a complaint about conduct of a police officer only if the conduct:
(a) constitutes an offence punishable by imprisonment; or
(b) is likely to bring the Police Force into disrepute or diminish public confidence in it.
(3) In addition, a third party may make a complaint only if:
(a) the complaint raises a substantive issue; or
(b) the party has first-hand evidence about the subject matter of the complaint.
Example for subsection (3)(b)
An independent bystander who witnesses a police officer's conduct.