Commonwealth Numbered Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1976 No. 181, 1976 - SECT 7

7. (1) A complaint under this Act shall be made to the Ombudsman in writing.

(2) A person who is detained in custody is entitled, upon making a request to
the person in whose custody he is detained or to another person performing
duties in connexion with his detention-

   (a)  to be provided with facilities for preparing a complaint under this
        Act and for enclosing the complaint in a sealed envelope; and

   (b)  to have forwarded to the Ombudsman, without undue delay, a sealed
        envelope delivered by him to the person and addressed to the
        Ombudsman.

(3) Where a sealed envelope is delivered to a person under sub- section (2)
for forwarding to the Ombudsman, neither the person in whose custody he is
detained nor any other person performing duties in connexion with his
detention is entitled to open the envelope or inspect any document enclosed in
the envelope.