Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095:section:6:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 5/5)
Character Range: 69733–71849

to investigate the action, or not to investigate the action further, as the case may be, and to transfer the complaint to that industry ombudsman.
 (14) If the Ombudsman makes a decision under subsection (13), the Ombudsman must:
 (a) transfer the complaint to the industry ombudsman as soon as is reasonably practicable; and
 (b) give the industry ombudsman such information or documents relating to the complaint that are in the possession, or under the control, of the Ombudsman as the Ombudsman believes are reasonably necessary to enable the industry ombudsman to deal effectively with the complaint; and
 (c) as soon as is reasonably practicable, give the complainant written notice of the transfer of the complaint.
 (15) For the purposes of subsection (13), the industry ombudsman for a particular industry is the person holding, or acting in, the office or appointment declared by the regulations to be the office or appointment the holder of which is the ombudsman for that industry.
 (20) If the Ombudsman forms the opinion:
 (a) that a complaint includes information about an AFP conduct issue or an AFP practices issue; and
 (b) that the information could have been given under section 40SA of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 and the issue could be more conveniently or effectively dealt with under Part V of that Act;
the Ombudsman may decide not to investigate the complaint, or not to investigate the complaint further, as the case may be, and to give the information to the AFP Commissioner under that section of that Act.
 (21) If the Ombudsman makes a decision under subsection (20), the Ombudsman must:
 (a) give the information to the AFP Commissioner under section 40SA of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 as soon as is reasonably practicable; and
 (b) give the AFP Commissioner any information or documents relating to the complaint that are in the possession, or under the control, of the Ombudsman; and
 (c) as soon as is reasonably practicable, give the complainant written notice that the complaint has been transferred to the AFP Commissioner to be dealt with under that Act.