When you are looking at decisions made under Part 2 or section 8 of this Act, the rules from the Ombudsmen Act 1975 apply to investigations and other proceedings. You can think of these investigations as if they were being carried out under the Ombudsmen Act 1975. The Ombudsmen Act 1975 has rules that usually apply, but some of these rules do not apply when an Ombudsman is using powers given by this Act.

Some specific parts of the Ombudsmen Act 1975, like sections 13, 14, and 25, do not apply to what an Ombudsman can do under this Act. You should note that this is about the powers and functions of an Ombudsman under this Act. This means that when an Ombudsman is making decisions or taking actions under this Act, those specific parts of the Ombudsmen Act 1975 do not apply.