Ombudsman Act 2009

(1) The

Ombudsman may decide a police complaint should be investigated by the

Ombudsman if satisfied it:

(a) concerns conduct of a police officer holding a rank equal or senior to the rank held by the officer in charge of the Professional Standards

Command; or

(b) concerns conduct of a Professional Standards Command member; or

(c) is in substance about the practices, procedures or policies of the

Police Force; or

(d) should for another reason be investigated by the Ombudsman.

(2) In addition, the Ombudsman may decide a police complaint should be investigated by the Ombudsman if:

(a) under section 107, the Ombudsman:

(i) deferred a decision on the complaint pending completion of a proceeding or disciplinary procedures; or

(ii) discontinued an investigation of the complaint pending completion of a proceeding or disciplinary procedures; and

(b) on completion of the proceeding or disciplinary procedures, the

Ombudsman considers an aspect of the complaint should be investigated.

(3) Also, the Ombudsman may decide:

(a) a police complaint should be investigated by the Ombudsman in conjunction with a Professional Standards Command member; or

(b) a police complaint should not be investigated by a Professional

Standards Command member.