sec.168Opportunity to respond to adverse comment in report

sec.168 Opportunity to respond to adverse comment in report

This section applies if a report being prepared under section 167 contains an adverse comment about a person. The health ombudsman must give the person a copy of the proposed comment and give the person a reasonable period, of at least 22 business days, within which to make a submission about it. If the person makes a submission under subsection (2) , the health ombudsman— must have regard to the submission before finalising the report; and must not include the relevant comment in the report unless the health ombudsman also includes the person’s submission, or a fair summary of it, in the report. s 168 amd 2019 No. 38 s 27 sch 2 (sec.168-ssec.1) This section applies if a report being prepared under section 167 contains an adverse comment about a person. (sec.168-ssec.2) The health ombudsman must give the person a copy of the proposed comment and give the person a reasonable period, of at least 22 business days, within which to make a submission about it. (sec.168-ssec.3) If the person makes a submission under subsection (2) , the health ombudsman— must have regard to the submission before finalising the report; and must not include the relevant comment in the report unless the health ombudsman also includes the person’s submission, or a fair summary of it, in the report.

• (a) must have regard to the submission before finalising the report; and
• (b) must not include the relevant comment in the report unless the health ombudsman also includes the person’s submission, or a fair summary of it, in the report.