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The activities of the Ombudsman’s office are governed by a number of Commonwealth and ACT laws.

The most important of these are the Ombudsman Act 1976, Freedom of Information Act 1982, Australian Federal Police Act 1979, Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979, and the ACT’s Ombudsman Act 1989 and Freedom of Information Act 1989. More detailed information about our responsibilities under these laws is provided through the arrow links below.

	Australian Capital Territory
	Australian Federal Police
	Commonwealth jurisdiction
	Controlled operations and surveillance devices
	Defence Force Ombudsman
	Freedom of Information (FOI)
	Immigration Ombudsman
	Postal Industry Ombudsman
	Telecommunications interception
	Legal information and legislation