Ombudsman Act 2009
85Ombudsman to oversee police complaints resolution process
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85 Ombudsman to oversee police complaints resolution process and investigation (1) The Ombudsman may: (a) require the Commissioner to: (i) give information to the Ombudsman about the progress of the police complaints resolution process or investigation of a police complaint; or
Ombudsman Act 2009 38 (ii) arrange for the Ombudsman to inspect any document in the possession or under the control of a Professional Standards Command member that is relevant to a police (iii) arrange for the Ombudsman to interview a person about a police complaint; or (b) discuss a police complaint or any aspect of it with the complainant. (2) The Commissioner must ensure a requirement under subsection (1)(a) is complied with without unreasonable delay.