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### 84 Annual report by Ombudsman
> The Ombudsman must include in the Ombudsman's annual report under [section 30 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1978-082#GS30@EN) [Ombudsman Act 1978](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1978-082) –
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> > > (a) [*\[Section 84 Amended by No. 21 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:29 Jun 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-06-29/act-2004-021#GS4@EN) [*\[Section 84 Amended by No. 68 of 2009, s. 35, Applied:01 Oct 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-10-01/act-2009-068#GS35@EN) information as to how persons may obtain or access copies of the current guidelines and standards published by the Ombudsman under [Part 6](#HP6@EN) ; and
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> > > (b) the number and types of disclosures made to the Ombudsman during the year; and
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> > > (c) the number and types of determinations made by the Ombudsman during the year as to whether disclosures are public interest disclosures; and
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> > > (d) the number and types of disclosed matters that during the year the Ombudsman has investigated; and
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> > > (e) the number and types of disclosed matters that during the year the Ombudsman has referred –
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> > > > > (i) under [section 41](#GS41@EN) , to the Commissioner of Police, the Auditor-General, a prescribed public body or the holder of a prescribed office to investigate; or
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> > > > > (ii) to a public body to investigate under [Part 7](#HP7@EN) ; and
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> > > (f) the number and types of disclosed matters –
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> > > > > (i) that the Ombudsman has declined to investigate during the year; or
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> > > > > (ii) that were referred by a public body during the year to the Ombudsman to investigate; and
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> > > (g) the number and types of disclosures referred to the Ombudsman under this Act by the President of the Legislative Council or the Speaker of the House of Assembly during the year; and
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> > > (h) the number and types of investigations of disclosed matters taken over by the Ombudsman during the year; and
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> > > (i) the number and types of investigations of disclosed matters for which the Ombudsman has made a recommendation during the year; and
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> > > (j) the recommendations made by the Ombudsman during the year in relation to each type of disclosed matter; and
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> > > (k) the recommendations made by the Ombudsman during the year in relation to the procedures established by a public body under [Part 7](#HP7@EN) ; and
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> > > (l) the action taken during the year on each recommendation of the Ombudsman under this Act.