Section 4Part 0 —
A member of the public may make a complaint against a police officer
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A member of the public may make a complaint against a police officer —
at any police station; or
at the office of the Ombudsman,
in a form, or in writing providing the information required by the Ombudsman.
The person who receives a complaint under subsection (1) shall record it and provide to the complainant a copy of the complaint made with an acknowledgement of receipt endorsed on the copy.
The person recording the complaint shall —
if it is made at a police station, forward a copy immediately to the Ombudsman; and
wherever it is made, if it relates to death or serious harm, forward a copy immediately to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A complaint shall be made within six months from the date on which the alleged acts or omissions which form the basis of the complaint took place or failed to take place but, where a complaint is made after that time, the Ombudsman may, in absolute discretion, accept that complaint.
The procedure to be followed in respect of complaints shall be made available to the public.