36ADuty of public authority to cooperate and assist

#### 36A Duty of public authority to cooperate and assist 36A Duty of public authority to cooperate and assist > A public authority— > > > (a) has a duty to cooperate with the Ombudsman in the exercise of the Ombudsman’s functions, including in relation to dealing with complaints, conducting investigations and overseeing public authorities, and > > > (b) must use the public authority’s best endeavours to assist the Ombudsman in exercising the functions if asked to assist. > > Note— > > See section 12 and Schedule 1, which provide that certain conduct is excluded conduct for the purposes of making complaints under this Act. > > **s 36A:** Ins 2024 No 52, Sch 1\[11\].