Oversight Legislation Amendment (Robodebt Royal Commission Response and Other Measures) Act 2025 (7 of 2025)
Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 1 Main amendments
Ombudsman Act 1976
1 After subsection 14(1)
Insert:
(1A) An authorised person is not entitled to enter or remain at the place if the authorised person fails to produce a written authority on being asked by the Department, prescribed authority or Commonwealth service provider of a Department or prescribed authority under a contract, to produce proof of the authorised person's authority.
(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), a written authority means an authority signed by the Ombudsman that states that the authorised person is authorised to exercise the powers under this section.