71Ombudsman's powers in relation to certain investigations

71 Ombudsman's powers in relation to certain investigations

(1)  [Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 68 of 2009, s. 33, Applied:01 Oct 2010] If an investigation by a public body is referred to the Ombudsman under section 68 or taken over by the Ombudsman under section 69 or 77A , the Ombudsman may –

(a) commence a new investigation; or

(b) complete the investigation; or

(c) refer the investigation back to the public body to investigate with recommendations about the future conduct of the investigation; or

(d) refer the matter to another public body to investigate.

(2)  If an investigation is taken over by the Ombudsman under section 69 , the Ombudsman may also inquire into the conduct of the investigation by the public body.

(3)  Divisions 3 and 4 of Part 6 apply to an investigation commenced, referred to or taken over by the Ombudsman under this Division.