Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts16. Other investigations
(1) Any investigation that the Ombudsman is authorized to conduct under this Act, other than pursuant to section 15, may be conducted either of his own motion or on a complaint made in accordance with section 17 or referred to him by the Commissioner of Police pursuant to section 14(3).
(2) An investigation of a complaint made under this Act relating to an action of a department or authority to which this Act applies may proceed, notwithstanding that the complaint may not on its face appear to be in respect of any administrative action taken by that department or authority, if, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, there is a likelihood that the cause for complaint arose from or as a result of such an administrative action.