OMBUDSMAN ACT 1973 - SECT 15D Ombudsman must refuse to investigate certain public interest complaints
OMBUDSMAN ACT 1973 - SECT 15D
Ombudsman must refuse to investigate certain public interest complaintsS. 15D(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 79(Sch. 1 Pt C item 8(a)).
(1) The Ombudsman must refuse to conduct an investigation on a public interest complaint if conducting the investigation would be contrary to section 13AB.
S. 15D(2) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 79 (Sch. 1 Pt C item 8(b)).
(2) The Ombudsman must refuse to conduct an investigation on a public interest complaint about conduct by or in an authority or a public interest disclosure entity unless the Ombudsman is reasonably satisfied that the public interest complaint shows or tends to show that—
S. 15D(2)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 79(Sch. 1 Pt C item 8(c)).
(a) the authority or public interest disclosure entity or a member, officer or employee of the authority or public interest disclosure entity has engaged, is engaging or proposes to engage in improper conduct; or
S. 15D(2)(b) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 79 (Sch. 1 Pt C item 8(d)).
(b) the authority or public interest disclosure entity or a member, officer or employee of the authority or public interest disclosure entity has taken, is taking or proposes to take detrimental action against a person in contravention of section 45 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 .
S. 15D(3) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 79(Sch. 1 Pt C item 8(e)).
(3) In this section, improper conduct has the meaning given in section 4 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 .
S. 15E (Heading) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 79(Sch. 1 Pt C item 9).
S. 15E inserted by No. 85/2012 s. 148.