16CDealing with referred complaints

16C Dealing with referred complaints (1) The Ombudsman may deal with a referred complaint if it could be made the subject of a complaint under section 14. (2) The referred complaint is to be dealt with as if it were a complaint under section 14. S. 16C(3) amended by No. 82/2012 s. 313(f). (3) Section 15(1) does not apply to a referred complaint that is a complaint within the meaning of the **Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011** referred to the Ombudsman by the IBAC under section 73 of that Act. S. 16D inserted by No. 82/2012 s. 231.