AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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OMBUDSMAN ACT 1978 - SECT 21

21. Refusal to investigate complaints

      (1) The Ombudsman may refuse to entertain a complaint, or, having commenced to investigate a matter raised in a complaint, may refuse to continue the investigation, if he is of the opinion –

(a) that the matter raised in the complaint is trivial;

(b) that the complaint is frivolous or vexatious or is not made in good faith;

(c) that the aggrieved person does not have a sufficient interest in the matter raised in the complaint; or

(d) that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, the investigation, or the continuance of the investigation, of the matter raised in the complaint is unnecessary or unjustifiable.

      (2) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  



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