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392: 415: 346: 590: 618: 277: 205:, with powers to investigate administrative decisions. Initially the Ombudsman served for a term of three years, and had jurisdiction only over central government agencies. In 1968 their jurisdiction was extended to include education boards and hospital boards. In 1975 the Act was replaced with the 40: 200:
circulated a paper proposing to do so, based on the Scandinavian model. The idea was received with skepticism by the public service. In 1962 Parliament passed the Parliamentary Commissioner (Ombudsman) Act 1962, creating an ombudsmen system based on that of
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to independently look into complaints. The core jurisdiction of the office is cases of
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The idea of establishing an ombudsman in New Zealand goes back to early 1961 when the
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Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
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The following is a list of New Zealand's Chief Ombudsmen:
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Gellhorn, Walter (1965), "The Ombudsman in New Zealand",
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga
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New Zealand Chief Ombudsman

New Zealand
Wellington
Gerry Brownlee
Speaker of the House of Representatives
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
New Zealand Parliament
maladministration
Official Information Act 1982
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Protected Disclosures Act 2000
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Governor-General of New Zealand
New Zealand House of Representatives
Peter Boshier
Second National Government
Denmark
Ombudsmen Act 1975
Official Information Act 1982
Sir Guy Powles

Sir George Laking

Lester Castle

Sir John Robertson

Sir Brian Elwood

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