Land Access Ombudsman Act 2017

The land access ombudsman has the following functions—

to investigate, and facilitate the timely resolution of, land access disputes;

to conduct ADRs for ADR election notice disputes;

to refer or recommend to departments the investigation of—

possible offences under section 53, 54 or 55; or

possible breaches, relating to access to land, of resource authorities;

to identify, and advise government entities about, systemic issues arising from land access disputes and ADR election notice disputes;

to promote public awareness of the ombudsman’s functions under paragraphs (a) to (d);

other functions conferred on the ombudsman under this Act or another Act.

In this Act, a reference to a function of the land access ombudsman applies only to the extent the function is conferred on the ombudsman in the person’s capacity as land access ombudsman.