277Procedure on completion of investigation

277 Procedure on completion of investigation

(1) In section 23(2A) of the Ombudsman Act 1973—

(a) in paragraph (a)(iii), for "Council; and" substitute "Council; or";

(b) after paragraph (a)(iii) insert—

"(iv) if the public interest complaint is about a member of the First Peoples' Assembly, the First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson; and".

(2) In section 23(3)(a) of the Ombudsman Act 1973—

(a) in subparagraph (i), after "unless" insert "the authority is Gellung Warl or";

(b) after subparagraph (ii) insert—

"(iii) if the authority is Gellung Warl, to the First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson; and".

(3) In section 23(4) of the Ombudsman Act 1973—

(a) after "Council," insert "or the First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson,";

(b) for "principal officer or responsible Minister or Mayor" substitute "principal officer, responsible Minister, Mayor or First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson".

(4) In section 23(5) of the Ombudsman Act 1973—

(a) after "Mayor" (where first occurring) insert "or First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson";

(b) in paragraph (c), for "the Council—" substitute "the Council; and";

(c) after paragraph (c) insert—

"(d) where the report relates to Gellung Warl or a Gellung Warl official, to the First Peoples' Assembly Chairperson—".