• Specific Year
    Any

OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 31 Power of court if noncompliance with investigation requirement

OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 31

Power of court if noncompliance with investigation requirement

31 Power of court if noncompliance with investigation requirement

(1) This section applies if, without reasonable excuse, a person fails to comply with an investigation requirement.
(2) A Magistrates Court, at the request of the ombudsman, may issue a subpoena requiring the attendance of the person before the ombudsman.
(3) The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , other than rules 417 , 418 and 420 , apply to the subpoena.
Note—
See the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , chapter 11 , part 4 .
(4) In this section—


"subpoena" means—
(a) a subpoena for production; or
(b) a subpoena to give evidence; or
(c) a subpoena for production and to give evidence.