OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 32
Custody of document given to ombudsman
OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 32
Custody of document given to ombudsman
32 Custody of document given to ombudsman
(1) If a document or other thing is produced to the ombudsman under this
division—
(a) the ombudsman may keep the document or thing for a reasonable
period for conducting the investigation; and
(b) if it is a document, take
extracts from it and make copies of it.
(2) While the ombudsman has
possession of the document or other thing, the ombudsman must allow it to be
inspected at any reasonable time by a person who would have the right to
inspect it if it were not in the ombudsman’s possession.