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].