Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN SMALL BUSINESS AND FAMILY ENTERPRISE OMBUDSMAN ACT 2015 - SECT 64

    The Ombudsman may, on the Ombudsman's own initiative, take steps to promote best practice in interactions:

  (a)   between:

  (i)   Commonwealth agencies; and

  (ii)   small businesses or family enterprises; and

  (b)   between:

  (i)   Territory agencies; and

  (ii)   small businesses or family enterprises; and

  (c)   between:

  (i)   constitutional corporations; and

  (ii)   small businesses or family enterprises; and

  (d)   between:

  (i)   constitutional corporations that are small businesses or family enterprises; and

  (ii)   other entities; and

  (e)   between entities, in the course of trade and commerce:

  (i)   between Australia and places outside Australia; or

  (ii)   among the States; or

  (iii)   within a Territory; or

  (iv)   between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; and

  (f)   between:

  (i)   small businesses or family enterprises that are operated by individuals who are resident in a Territory; and

  (ii)   other entities; and

  (g)   between:

  (i)   small businesses or family enterprises that are, or are operated by, body corporates the principal place of business of which is in a Territory; and

  (ii)   other entities; and

  (h)   between:

  (i)   small businesses or family enterprises that are operated within a Territory; and

  (ii)   other entities.