Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered ActsSchedule 3 Ombudsman Act 1989—consequential amendments
(see s 138)
[3.1] Section 4
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4 Establishment of office of ombudsman
The office of the ombudsman is established.
4A Functions—generally
The functions of the ombudsman are—
(a) to investigate complaints made under this Act; and
(b) to exercise other functions given to the ombudsman under this Act; and
(c) to exercise other functions given to the ombudsman under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994 ; and
(d) to monitor compliance with the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 , chapter 4 (Child sex offenders register) by the chief police officer and other people authorised by the chief police officer to have access to the child sex offenders register.
[3.2] Section 5 heading
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5 Functions—investigating complaints under Act
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Division 2.1A Monitoring police compliance with Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
17A What is the child sex offenders register ?
In this Act:
"child sex offenders register"—see the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 , section 117.
17B Police to give ombudsman reasonable assistance
The chief police officer must ensure that police officers and other people authorised by the chief police officer to have access to the child sex offenders register give the ombudsman any assistance that the ombudsman reasonably requires to enable the ombudsman to exercise the ombudsman's functions in relation to the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 , chapter 4 (Child sex offenders register).
17C Power to enter police premises
(1) The ombudsman or a police officer may, after notifying the chief police officer of the intended entry, enter, at any time, any premises occupied by the Australian Federal Police where the ombudsman reasonably believes there are documents that contain, or relate to, the child sex offenders register or that are relevant to the ombudsman's functions in relation to the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 , chapter 4 (Child sex offenders register).
(2) The ombudsman or a police officer may inspect or copy any document found at any premises entered under this section and do anything that it is necessary or convenient to do to enable an inspection to be carried out under this section.
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20A Reports on police compliance with Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
(1) The ombudsman may, at any time, give the Minister administering the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 a written report on—
(a) the results of any inspections carried out under section 17C (Power to enter police premises); and
(b) compliance with the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 , chapter 4 (Child sex offenders register) in the period to which the report relates by the chief police officer and other people authorised by the chief police officer to have access to the child sex offenders register.
(2) If the Minister administering the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 asks the ombudsman for a report under this section, the ombudsman must give the Minister a report under this section as soon as practicable after receiving the request.
(3) The ombudsman must give a copy of any report under this section to the chief police officer.
renumber divisions when Act next republished under Legislation Act