Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009 No 53
Historical version for 26 June 2009 to 17 July 2009 (accessed 24 May 2013 at 13:42) Current version

31   Commissioner may furnish information to Ombudsman

(1)  The Commissioner may, at any time, furnish to the Ombudsman information obtained by the Commissioner in discharging functions under this or any other Act if the Commissioner is of the opinion that the information relates to conduct of an agency that could be the subject of a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 1974.
(2)  However, the Commissioner must not disclose information that could not otherwise be disclosed under this Act or could not be obtained by the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1974 or any other Act.
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