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OMBUDSMAN ACT 2009 (NO 5 OF 2009) - SECT 21

Who may make complaint

    (1)     A complaint about administrative action of a public authority or conduct of a police officer may be made by:

    (a)     a person aggrieved by the action or conduct; or

    (b)     a person representing a person aggrieved by the action or conduct; or

    (c)     a third party or a person representing a third party.

    (2)     However, a police officer or person representing a police officer may make a complaint about conduct of a police officer only if the conduct:

    (a)     constitutes an offence punishable by imprisonment; or

    (b)     is likely to bring the Police Force into disrepute or diminish public confidence in it.

    (3)     In addition, a third party may make a complaint only if:

    (a)     the complaint raises a substantive issue; or

    (b)     the party has first-hand evidence about the subject matter of the complaint.

Example for subsection (3)(b)

An independent bystander who witnesses a police officer's conduct.



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