Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1976 - SECT 21AZ

    The National Student Ombudsman may obtain such information, and make such inquiries, as the National Student Ombudsman thinks fit for the purposes of:

  (a)   determining whether the National Student Ombudsman is authorised to deal with a complaint or to conduct an investigation under this Part; or

  (b)   determining whether, and how, to deal with a complaint under this Part; or

  (c)   determining whether to conduct an investigation on the National Student Ombudsman's own initiative under this Part; or

  (d)   dealing with a complaint, or conducting an investigation, under this Part; or

  (e)   considering whether a higher education provider has taken adequate and appropriate action in respect of any recommendations:

  (i)   made to the higher education provider under section   21AL; or

  (ii)   included in a report given to the higher education provider under section   21AV.