Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The Ombudsman may, by written notice, require a person within a stated reasonable period:
(a) to give the Ombudsman:
(i) an oral or written statement of information of a stated type relevant to the investigation; or
(ii) a stated document or other stated thing relevant to the investigation or a copy of a stated document relevant to the investigation; or
(iii) all documents of a stated type containing information relevant to the investigation, or copies of all documents of a stated type containing information relevant to the investigation; or
(b) to create, and give the Ombudsman, a document containing information reasonably required for the investigation.
(2) The principal officer of the public authority may ask the Ombudsman not to disclose information, or give a statement, document or thing given to the Ombudsman in compliance with the notice, to anyone else without the principal officer's approval.
(3) The request must be made in writing.
(4) The Ombudsman must consider the request and agree to it or refuse it.
(5) The Ombudsman must inform the principal officer of the Ombudsman's decision and, if the request is refused, the reasons for the refusal.