15Application of provisions of the Ombudsman Act 1974 to reviews and other functions

15 Application of provisions of the Ombudsman Act 1974 to reviews and other functions

15 Application of provisions of the Ombudsman Act 1974 to reviews and other functions

(1) For the purpose of exercising functions under section 11 (1) (c), (d) or (e) or conducting a review under section 13 or 14, sections 13AA, 17–24 (except section 21B) and 36 of the Ombudsman Act 1974 apply to or in respect of the exercise of those functions or that review in the same way as they apply to or in respect of an investigation of a complaint by the Ombudsman under that Act, subject to any necessary modifications and to any modifications prescribed by the regulations.

(2) For that purpose, those provisions apply to or in respect of a service provider or an employee, or a person acting on behalf of a service provider, in the same way as they apply to a public authority.

(3) For the purposes of this section, section 19 of the Ombudsman Act 1974 does not apply to the exercise of a function under section 11 (1) (c), (d) or (e).

s 15: Ins 2002 No 42, Sch 1 [21]. Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.13[13]; 2024 No 52, Sch 2[1].