PART 2INVESTIGATIONS
Power of investigation
5Power to investigate complaints made by a person aggrieved
1
The Ombudsman may investigate a complaint, made by a member of the public who claims to have sustained an injustice (in this Act referred to as “a person aggrieved”), if the requirements of this section are met.
2
The complaint must relate to action taken by a listed authority (see sections 12 and 13).
3
The complaint must relate to a matter which can be investigated (see sections 14 to 23).
4
The procedural requirements of sections 24 to 27 must have been followed.
5
In this section “member of the public” means any individual or any incorporated or unincorporated body other than—
a
a listed authority acting in its capacity as such, or
b
a member or officer, at the time of the action complained of and acting in that capacity, of the listed authority against which the complaint is made.