Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1976 - SECT 35AA

  (1)   This section applies if:

  (a)   the Ombudsman, of his or her own motion, investigates any action as mentioned in paragraph   5(1)(b); and

  (b)   in the course of the investigation, the Ombudsman obtains information or a document that is, or may be, relevant to a corruption issue or a NACC corruption issue.

  (2)   Subject to section   35B, nothing in this Act precludes the Ombudsman from:

  (a)   disclosing the information; or

  (b)   making a statement; or

  (c)   giving the document;

to:

  (d)   if the information, statement or document is, or may be, relevant to a corruption issue--the National Anti - Corruption Commissioner; or

  (e)   if the information, statement or document is, or may be, relevant to a NACC corruption issue--the Inspector.

  (3)   In this section:

"corruption issue" has the same meaning as in the National Anti - Corruption Commission Act 2022 .

"Inspector" means the Inspector within the meaning of the National Anti - Corruption Commission Act 2022 .

"NACC corruption issue" has the same meaning as in the National Anti - Corruption Commission Act 2022 .