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### 71 Ombudsman's powers in relation to certain investigations
> > (1) [*\[Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 68 of 2009, s. 33, Applied:01 Oct 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-10-01/act-2009-068#GS33@EN) If an investigation by a public body is referred to the Ombudsman under [section 68](#GS68@EN) or taken over by the Ombudsman under [section 69](#GS69@EN) or [77A](#GS77A@EN) , the Ombudsman may –
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> > > > (a) commence a new investigation; or
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> > > > (b) complete the investigation; or
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> > > > (c) refer the investigation back to the public body to investigate with recommendations about the future conduct of the investigation; or
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> > > > (d) refer the matter to another public body to investigate.
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> > (2) If an investigation is taken over by the Ombudsman under [section 69](#GS69@EN) , the Ombudsman may also inquire into the conduct of the investigation by the public body.
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> > (3) [Divisions 3](#HP6@HD3@EN) and [4](#HP6@HD4@EN) of [Part 6](#HP6@EN) apply to an investigation commenced, referred to or taken over by the Ombudsman under this Division.