(1)  Subject to this Part, the Ombudsman may obtain information from any person and in any manner he or she thinks fit for the purposes of an investigation of a disclosed matter.

(2)  Except as provided by this Act, section 8 and Part 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995 apply to an investigation carried out by the Ombudsman as if –

(a) the Ombudsman were a Commission established under section 4 of that Act; and

(b) the investigation were the inquiry being conducted by that Commission under that Act.

(3)  For the purpose of an investigation of a disclosed matter, the Ombudsman may take a statutory declaration from any witness or other person.