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Ombudsman Act 1973
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25B Persons who receive proposed or draft reports or information in them 119
Part VA—Confidentiality 123
Division 1—Confidentiality requirements for Ombudsman officers 123
26A Unauthorised disclosure 123
26B Taking advantage of information 124
Division 2—Confidentiality notices 125
26C Confidentiality notice 125
26D Extension of confidentiality notice 129
26E Ombudsman to provide Integrity Oversight Victoria with copies 130
26F Disclosure subject to confidentiality notice 130
Part VAB—Information sharing 138
26FB Disclosure of information by the Ombudsman 138
26FC Disclosure of information for specified purposes 141
Part VB—Oversight of the Ombudsman 144
26G Oversight by Integrity Oversight Victoria 144
26H Oversight by Integrity and Oversight Committee 144
26I Powers and procedures of Integrity and Oversight Committee 146
Part VI—Miscellaneous 147
27 Application to Supreme Court 147
28 Letters by persons in custody etc. to be forwarded immediately to the Ombudsman 147
29 Protection of the Ombudsman and officers of the Ombudsman 149
29A Exemption from Freedom of Information Act 1982 150
29B Evidence 151
30 Penalties 152
30A Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 152
31 Regulations 152
32 Administration of Act 153
Part VII—Saving and transitional provisions 154
33 Validity of certain actions taken by Ombudsman 154
34 Transitional provision—complaints under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 155
35 Transitional provisions—Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012 155
36 Transitional provisions—Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment (Public Interest Disclosures, Oversight and Independence) Act 2019 159