New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) An Ombudsman may—
(a) Refuse to investigate a complaint that is within his jurisdiction or to investigate any such complaint further if it appears to him that under the law or existing administrative practice there is an adequate remedy or right of appeal, other than the right to petition the House of Representatives, to which it would have been reasonable for the complainant to resort; or
(b) Refuse to investigate any such complaint further if in the course of the investigation of the complaint it appears to him that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, any further investigation is unnecessary.
(2) Without limiting the generality of the powers conferred on Ombudsmen by this Act, it is hereby declared that an Ombudsman may in his discretion decide not to investigate, or, as the case may require, not to investigate further, any complaint if it relates to any decision, recommendation, act, or omission of which the complainant has had knowledge for more than 12 months before the complaint is received by the Ombudsman, or if in his opinion—
(a) The subject-matter of the complaint is trivial; or
(b) The complaint is frivolous or vexatious or is not made in good faith; or
(c) The complainant has not a sufficient personal interest in the subject-matter of the complaint.
(3) In any case where an Ombudsman decides not to investigate or make further investigation of a complaint he shall inform the complainant of that decision, and shall state his reasons therefor.
Compare: 1962 No 10 s 14
Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 January 1987, by section 27 Constitution Act 1986 (1986 No 114) by substituting the words “the House of Representatives”
for the word “Parliament”
.