Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095:section:7a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7A (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 90907–91710

the Privacy Act 1988, the giving of the information to the Ombudsman or the production of the document or record to the Ombudsman is taken to be authorised by this Act.
 (1E) Subsection (1B) does not otherwise affect a claim of legal professional privilege that anyone may make in relation to the information, document or record.

Arrangements with Departments and prescribed authorities
 (2) The Ombudsman may from time to time make with the principal officer of a Department or of a prescribed authority an arrangement with respect to the officers of whom all inquiries, or inquiries included in a class or classes of inquiries specified in the arrangement, are to be made by the Ombudsman in pursuance of subsection (1) with respect to action that has been or is taken by the Department or authority.