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(1) For the purposes of this Act, but subject to the provisions of this section, an Ombudsman may at any time enter upon any premises occupied by any of the Departments or organisations named or specified in Schedule 1 to this Act and inspect the premises and, subject to the provisions of sections 19 and 20 of this Act, carry out therein any investigation that is within his jurisdiction.
(2) Before entering upon any such premises an Ombudsman shall notify the Permanent Head of the Department or, as the case may require, the chief executive of the organisation by which the premises are occupied.
(3) The Attorney-General may from time to time by notice to the Chief Ombudsman exclude the application of subsection (1) of this section to any specified premises or class of premises, if he is satisfied that the exercise of the power conferred by this section might prejudice the security, defence, or international relations of New Zealand, including New Zealand's relations with the Government of any other country or with any international organisation.
Compare: 1962 No 10 s 23
Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84) by substituting the words “chief executive”
for the words “principal administrative officer”
. See sections 273 to 314 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.