7ARole of the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1976

#### 7A Role of the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1976 (1) A complaint may be made to the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1976 about the handling by an agency of a disclosure under this Act, including complaints about the following matters: (a) whether the disclosure has been handled reasonably; (b) the allocation of the disclosure (including any delay or failure to allocate the disclosure); (c) the investigation of the disclosure (including any delay or failure to investigate the disclosure); (d) compliance with this Act by the agency or any of its officers, including its principal officer (including any failure to comply with this Act); (e) any other matter relating to the handling of the disclosure. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to: (a) the IGIS; or (b) an intelligence agency; or (c) ACIC or the Australian Federal Police if the disclosure relates to the intelligence functions of that agency. (3) This section does not limit section 5 or 5A of the Ombudsman Act 1976. > Note: Section 5 of the Ombudsman Act 1976 sets out the functions of the Ombudsman under that Act. Section 5A of that Act has the effect of providing that those functions extend to investigating complaints relating to the handling of disclosures under this Act.