38Provision of information and assistance to Ombudsman

#### 38 Provision of information and assistance to Ombudsman 38 Provision of information and assistance to Ombudsman > > (1) It is the duty of each of the following persons, namely— > > > > > (a) a service provider (whether or not a government agency), > > > > > (b) the chief executive officer of a service provider, > > > > > (c) the relevant Minister for a service provider, > > > > > (d) the head, chief executive officer, senior executive or senior member of any Public Service agency, statutory body or local authority, > > > > > (e) the Commissioner of Police, > > > > > (f) the Advocate, > > > > > (g) the State Coroner, > > > > > (g1) a medical practitioner or health care professional who, or the head of a body which, delivered health services to a person whose death is a reviewable death, > > > > > (h) the holder of any office prescribed by the regulations, > > > > to provide the Ombudsman with full and unrestricted access to records that are under the person’s control, or whose production the person may, in an official capacity, reasonably require, being records to which the Ombudsman reasonably requires access for the purpose of exercising the Ombudsman’s functions under this Part. > > > (2) Access to which the Ombudsman is entitled under this section includes the right to inspect and, on request, to be provided with copies of, any record referred to in subsection (1) and to inspect any non-documentary evidence associated with any such record. > > > (3) A provision of any Act or law that restricts or denies access to records does not prevent a person to whom this section applies from complying, or affect the person’s duty to comply, with this section. > > **s 38:** Ins 2002 No 42, Sch 1 \[30\]. Am 2014 No 20, Sch 1 \[21\]; 2014 No 29, Sch 4.2 \[3\]; 2015 No 15, Sch 3.12 \[6\].