New Zealand Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987 - SECT 39

39 Ombudsman may require publication of summary of report

1 Where an Ombudsman has prepared a report under section 38(3) , the Ombudsman may prepare and send to the chief executive of the local authority concerned a written summary of the contents of that report and require that officer to make copies of that summary available during ordinary business hours for inspection by members of the public without charge. Any member of the public may make a copy of the whole or any part of the summary.

2 Before forwarding any such written summary to the appropriate chief executive under subsection (1), the Ombudsman shall send a copy of it in draft form to the local authority concerned for perusal, and shall, as far as practicable, incorporate in the summary any comments made to the Ombudsman by the local authority.

3 Within 1 week after the report is received by the local authority, the chief executive of that local authority shall, at the expense of the local authority, give public notice in such form and in such newspapers as the Ombudsman shall require of the availability of the report for inspection and of the places where it may be inspected.

4 Every such report shall be made available for a period of 4 weeks from the date of the first publication of the public notice.

Note: 1975 No 9 s 23

History: Section 39(1): amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).   Section 39(2): amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).     Section 39(3): amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).