Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If the ombudsman considers--
(a) that the administrative action should be referred to the appropriate agency for further consideration; or
(b) that action can be, and should be, taken to rectify, mitigate or alter the effects of, the administrative action; or
(c) that any practice in accordance with which the administrative action was taken should be varied; or
(d) that any law under which, or on the basis of which, the administrative action was taken should be reconsidered; or
(e) that reasons, or further reasons, should be given for the administrative action; or
(f) that any other steps should be taken;
the ombudsman may give to the principal officer of the appropriate agency a report stating the action the ombudsman considers should be taken and the reasons the action should be taken, and making the recommendations the ombudsman considers appropriate.
(2) If, during or after the investigation, the ombudsman considers there is evidence of a breach of duty or misconduct on the part of an officer of an agency, the ombudsman--
(a) must give a report about the breach of duty or misconduct to the agency's principal officer; and
(b) may, if the ombudsman considers it appropriate in the circumstances, send a copy of the report to--
(i) the responsible Minister for the agency; and
(ii) if the agency is a local government, the local government's chairperson, mayor or president.
Note--
It is also the case that the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001, section 38 (Duty to notify commission of official misconduct) requires the ombudsman to notify the commission of any matters involving, or possibly involving, official misconduct under that Act.
(3) If subsection (2) does not apply, the ombudsman may send a copy of the report to the responsible Minister.
(4) If the agency is a local government, the principal officer must give a copy of the report and any recommendations to all the members, however named, of the local government.