OMBUDSMAN ACT 2009 (NO 5 OF 2009) - SECT 65 Notice of complaint to Ombudsman

OMBUDSMAN ACT 2009 (NO 5 OF 2009) - SECT 65

    (1)     If a police complaint is made to a police officer, the officer must:

    (a)     immediately refer it to the officer in charge of the Police Standards Command; and

    (b)     comply with any general orders or instructions issued under section 14A of the Police Administration Act relating to the referral of a police complaint.

    (2)     The officer in charge of the Police Standards Command must give the Ombudsman:

    (a)     written notice of the complaint; and

    (b)     if:

        (i)     the complaint was made in writing – a copy of the complaint; or

        (ii)     the complaint was made orally – a copy of the statement of particulars of the complaint prepared by the police officer to whom the complaint was made.

    (3)     In the notice, the officer in charge may make a recommendation about the decision the Ombudsman should make under section 66 on the complaint.