{"id":"ombudsman-regulations-2020","name":"Ombudsman Regulations 2020","slug":"ombudsman-regulations-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236235,"registerId":"sa-ombudsman-regulations-2020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ombudsman Regulations 2020","content":"South Australia\nOmbudsman Regulations 2020\nunder the Ombudsman Act 1972\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n3\tPrescribed agency\nSchedule 1—Savings and transitional provisions (Schedule 1 clause 76 of Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021)\n1\tApplication of laws to continuing complaints etc\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Ombudsman Regulations 2020.\n3—Prescribed agency\nIn accordance with paragraph (e) of the definition of agency to which this Act applies in section 3(1) of the Ombudsman Act 1972, each of the following is declared to be an agency for the purposes of the Act:\n\t(a)\ta joint planning board established under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016;\n\t(b)\ta subsidiary of a joint planning board established under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.\nSchedule 1—Savings and transitional provisions (Schedule 1 clause 76 of Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021)\n1—Application of laws to continuing complaints etc\n\t(1)\tThe Ombudsman Act 1972 as in force before the commencement of Schedule 1 of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021 continues to apply in connection with—\n\t(a)\tany complaint, report or investigation referred to in clause 70 of that Schedule; and\n\t(b)\ta complaint made on or before 25 August 2021 under any of the integrity Acts.\n\t(2)\tIn this clause—\nintegrity Acts means each of the following:\n\t(a)\tJudicial Conduct Commissioner Act 2015;\n\t(b)\tOmbudsman Act 1972;\n\t(c)\tPolice Complaints and Discipline Act 2016.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations and variations\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2020\n9\nGazette 6.2.2020 p222 \n6.2.2020: r 2\n2021\n155\nGazette 7.10.2021 p3712\n7.10.2021: r 2\nProvisions varied\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nr 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n7.10.2021\nSch 1\ninserted by 155/2021 r 4\n7.10.2021\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: prescribing additional agencies for Ombudsman oversight and managing transitional arrangements for the 2021 ICAC reforms. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 300 words)","Only 2 substantive provisions (regulation 3 and Schedule 1, clause 1)","Minimal defined terms (only 'integrity Acts' is defined)","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Single cross-reference to the Ombudsman Act 1972 and Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016","Straightforward transitional provision with clear cut-off date (25 August 2021)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations do two main things under South Australia's Ombudsman Act 1972:\n\n1. **Expands who the Ombudsman can investigate** by adding two types of planning bodies to the list of \"agencies\" the Ombudsman oversees:\n   - Joint planning boards (established under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016)\n   - Subsidiaries of those joint planning boards\n\n2. **Handles the transition when corruption laws changed** in 2021. When South Australia reformed its anti-corruption system, these regulations ensure that complaints made before 25 August 2021 under the old system are still dealt with under the old rules, even though new laws now apply.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People making complaints about joint planning boards or their subsidiaries\n- The Ombudsman's office, which now has jurisdiction over these additional bodies\n- Anyone who lodged complaints under the old integrity system before the 2021 reforms\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these regulations, joint planning boards would fall outside the Ombudsman's oversight, leaving a gap in accountability for planning decisions. The transitional provisions also prevent people with existing complaints from having their cases disrupted by the 2021 law changes."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not retrievable. No comparison between original intent and final form is possible from the provided content."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was available for analysis — the source URL returned a 404 Page Not Found error","Unable to assess actual regulatory complexity, cross-references, definitions, or operative provisions","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the practical rules under the Ombudsman Act 1972 (SA) for how the South Australian Ombudsman handles complaints about government agencies — who can be investigated, how to lodge and process complaints, and related administrative details. They directly affect South Australians making complaints and the agencies overseen. Note: the linked text returned a “Page Not Found”; check legislation.sa.gov.au or contact OPCWeb@sa.gov.au."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument expands the statutory scope of the Ombudsman Act by declaring joint planning boards and their subsidiaries under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 to be 'agencies' for the Act's purposes (r 3(a)–(b)). It also inserts transitional/savings rules that keep the pre-amendment Ombudsman Act in force for complaints, reports or investigations referred to in clause 70 of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021 and for complaints made on or before 25 August 2021 under the listed 'integrity Acts' (Schedule 1 cl 1(1)–(2))."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow number of operative provisions (r 1, r 3 and Schedule 1) reduces structural complexity","Cross-reference to the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 to identify which bodies are captured (r 3(a)–(b))","Transitional provision references the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021 and an internal clause (Schedule 1 cl 1(1)(a) referring to clause 70), requiring checking that amendment for full effect","Defined-term grouping of multiple 'integrity Acts' in Schedule 1 cl 1(2) means coverage depends on several external Acts (Judicial Conduct Commissioner Act 2015; Ombudsman Act 1972; Police Complaints and Discipline Act 2016)","Practical application requires agency-level identification (e.g. whether an entity is a 'subsidiary' under the PDI Act) which may need factual and statutory interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations add joint planning boards and their subsidiaries (under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016) to the list of agencies covered by the Ombudsman Act 1972, and include transitional savings preserving the pre-amendment Ombudsman Act for certain continuing matters and for complaints made on or before 25 August 2021. The practical effect is that those planning entities become subject to ombudsman oversight and related compliance duties, while certain earlier complaints stay governed by the previous legal regime."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ombudsman-regulations-2020","history":"/api/acts/ombudsman-regulations-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ombudsman-regulations-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ombudsman-regulations-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ombudsman-regulations-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ombudsman-regulations-2020/documents"}}