29Report to complainant or the relevant person

29 Report to complainant or the relevant person

29 Report to complainant or the relevant person

(1) Where the Ombudsman investigates the conduct of a public authority pursuant to a complaint made under section 12, the Ombudsman—

(a) may from time to time report to the complainant on the progress of the investigation,

(b) shall report to the complainant on the results of the investigation, and

(c) may make such comments to the complainant on the investigation and its consequences as he or she thinks fit.

(2) Where the Ombudsman carries out any other kind of investigation, the Ombudsman—

(a) may from time to time report to the complainant, or the person who made the disclosure or allegation that led to the investigation, on the progress of the investigation, and

(b) may report to the complainant, or the person who made the disclosure or allegation that led to the investigation, on the results of the investigation, and

(c) may make any comments to the complainant, or the person who made the disclosure or allegation that led to the investigation, on the investigation and its consequences that the Ombudsman thinks fit.

s 29: Am 1983 No 193, Sch 1 (8); 1993 No 38, Sch 4; 2000 No 93, Sch 1.13 [3]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.35 [10].