Land Access Ombudsman Act 2017

As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, but within 3 months after the end of the financial year, the land access ombudsman must prepare and give to the Minister a written report about the operation of the office during the year.

Without limiting subsection (1), the report must include—

a description of the following matters for the year—

land access dispute referrals made;

land access dispute referrals that the land access ombudsman decided, under section 36, not to investigate or continue to investigate;

land access dispute referrals investigated;

applications for an ADR made;

applications for an ADR that the land access ombudsman has accepted;

applications for an ADR that the land access ombudsman has refused;

notices given under section 51;

notices given to a chief executive under section 53, 54 or 55; and

details of other functions performed by the ombudsman or officers during the year.

The report must not be prepared in a way that discloses the identity of a party to a land access dispute or an ADR.

The land access ombudsman must publish on the office’s website a copy of the report as soon as practicable after the report is given to the Minister.