Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) If a person makes a complaint to the Ombudsman about an administrative action taken by a public authority, the Ombudsman may refuse to investigate that complaint if the person has not previously raised the complaint with the public authority to which the complaint relates.
(2) If a person makes a complaint to the Ombudsman about an administrative action taken by a public authority that is also an energy entity as defined in the Energy Ombudsman Act 1998, the Ombudsman must refuse to investigate that complaint if the complaint can be made under that Act.