PART 2INVESTIGATIONS
Power of investigation
Acting on behalf of a person aggrieved7
(1)
A member of the Assembly may act on behalf of a person aggrieved if authorised to act by the person.
(2)
The following may act on behalf of a person aggrieved who has died, or is unable for any reason to act—
(a)
a member of the Assembly,
(b)
a personal representative,
(c)
a family member, or
(d)
any other person the Ombudsman considers appropriate.
(3)
Any other person may act on behalf of a person aggrieved if—
(a)
that person is authorised in writing to act by the person aggrieved, and
(b)
the Ombudsman considers that person appropriate.
(4)
In the case of a complaint referred by a listed authority to the Ombudsman, the requirement in subsection (2) and (3) that the Ombudsman considers a person appropriate has no effect.
(5)
Where, under this section, another person acts on behalf of a person aggrieved, references in any other provision of this Act to a person aggrieved are to be construed as including that other person.