55Complaints to Ombudsman

## 55 Complaints to Ombudsman (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in subsection 6(3) of the Ombudsman Act 1976 but subject to subsection 6(2) of that Act, the exercise of the powers of the Ombudsman under that Act in respect of matters arising under this Act is not precluded or restricted by reason of the rights conferred on persons by this Act to make applications to the Tribunal. (2) For the purposes of the Ombudsman Act 1976, action taken by the Archives in respect of an application made to the Archives in relation to access to a record is declared to be action taken by the Archives in relation to a matter of administration. (3) A reference in subsection (2) to action taken by the Archives shall be read as a reference to all such actions as would, for the purposes of the Ombudsman Act 1976, be treated as being action taken by the Archives. (4) Where a complaint is made to the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1976 concerning a decision under this Act, an application to the Tribunal for a review of the decision shall not be made before the Ombudsman has informed the applicant of the result of the complaint in accordance with section 12 of that Act. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Ombudsman Act 1976, a report under that Act in respect of a complaint arising out of an application under this Act shall not contain information of the kind referred to in subsection 39(1) of this Act.