Ombudsmen Act 1975
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The Ombudsmen Act 1975 is a New Zealand statute that establishes and governs the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Ombudsman to investigate complaints about government agencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ombudsmen Act 1975 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11006467 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ombudsmen Act 1975 Context triple: [Ombudsman of New Zealand, hasLegalBasis, Ombudsmen Act 1975]
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A.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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B.
Statute of the European Ombudsman
The Statute of the European Ombudsman is the legal framework adopted by the European Union that defines the Ombudsman’s mandate, powers, procedures, and relationship with EU institutions in handling complaints about maladministration.
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C.
Law Commissions Act 1965
The Law Commissions Act 1965 is a UK statute that established the Law Commission and set out its powers and duties to review and recommend reform of the law.
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D.
Council of State Act
The Council of State Act is the Dutch statute that defines the composition, powers, and procedures of the Netherlands’ highest advisory body to the government and supreme administrative court.
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E.
Sewel Convention
The Sewel Convention is a constitutional principle in the United Kingdom that the UK Parliament will not normally legislate on devolved matters without the consent of the Scottish Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ombudsmen Act 1975 Target entity description: The Ombudsmen Act 1975 is a New Zealand statute that establishes and governs the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Ombudsman to investigate complaints about government agencies.
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A.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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B.
Statute of the European Ombudsman
The Statute of the European Ombudsman is the legal framework adopted by the European Union that defines the Ombudsman’s mandate, powers, procedures, and relationship with EU institutions in handling complaints about maladministration.
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C.
Law Commissions Act 1965
The Law Commissions Act 1965 is a UK statute that established the Law Commission and set out its powers and duties to review and recommend reform of the law.
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D.
Council of State Act
The Council of State Act is the Dutch statute that defines the composition, powers, and procedures of the Netherlands’ highest advisory body to the government and supreme administrative court.
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E.
Sewel Convention
The Sewel Convention is a constitutional principle in the United Kingdom that the UK Parliament will not normally legislate on devolved matters without the consent of the Scottish Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
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New Zealand statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Office of the Ombudsman (New Zealand)
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linked to:
Office of the Ombudsman
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| aimsTo |
promote administrative justice
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promote fairness in public administration ⓘ provide a mechanism for redress against maladministration ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Crown entities
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New Zealand government departments ⓘ certain organisations in which the Crown has an interest ⓘ local authorities ⓘ statutory boards and commissions ⓘ |
| authorises |
investigation of acts or omissions of government agencies
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investigation of administrative acts of government agencies ⓘ investigation of decisions of government agencies ⓘ investigation of recommendations of government agencies ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on confidentiality of Ombudsmen investigations
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provisions on offences relating to obstruction of Ombudsmen ⓘ provisions on privilege for Ombudsmen communications ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| enactedBy | New Zealand Parliament ⓘ |
| establishes |
office of the Ombudsmen
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procedures for own-motion investigations by Ombudsmen ⓘ |
| governs |
functions of the Ombudsmen
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jurisdiction of the Ombudsmen ⓘ powers of the Ombudsmen ⓘ |
| hasOmbudsmanTitle |
Parliamentary Ombudsman
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linked to:
parliamentary ombudsman
|
| hasPurpose | to define and regulate the role of Ombudsmen in New Zealand ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
New Zealand legal system
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linked to:
New Zealand law
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| protects | persons aggrieved by administrative decisions of public sector agencies ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appointment of Ombudsmen
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independence of Ombudsmen ⓘ powers to obtain information and documents ⓘ powers to summon witnesses ⓘ procedures for Ombudsmen investigations ⓘ procedures for making complaints to Ombudsmen ⓘ recommendations by Ombudsmen ⓘ remuneration of Ombudsmen ⓘ reporting of Ombudsmen findings ⓘ tenure of Ombudsmen ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Official Information Act 1982 ⓘ |
| sector | public sector oversight ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Ombudsmen Act 1975 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
investigation of complaints about government agencies
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oversight of public sector administrative conduct ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public law ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ombudsmen Act 1975 Description of subject: The Ombudsmen Act 1975 is a New Zealand statute that establishes and governs the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Ombudsman to investigate complaints about government agencies.
Referenced by (4)
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