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Annex 3 – Full text of the Ombudsman Act
10. Inquiries of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
Section 21 – (1) In the course of his/her inquiries the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
a) may request data and information from the authority subject to
inquiry on the proceedings it has conducted or failed to conduct,
and may request copies of the relevant documents,
b) may invite the head of the authority, the head of its supervisory
authority or the head of the organ otherwise authorized to do so
to conduct an inquiry,
c) may participate in a public hearing, and
d) may conduct on-site inspections.
(2) The request of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights pursuant
to points a) and b) of subsection (1) shall be complied with within the
time-limit set by the Commissioner. The time-limit may not be shorter
than 15 days.
Section 22 – (1) In the course of an on-site inspection the Commissioner for
Fundamental Rights or members of his/her staff authorized to conduct
the inquiry
a) may enter the premises of the authority subject to inquiry, unless
provided otherwise by a legal regulation,
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b) may inspect all documents which may have any relevance to the
case under inquiry, and may make copies or extracts thereof, and
c) may conduct a hearing of any employee of the authority subject
to inquiry.
(2)271 In the course of an on-site inspection of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights or of members of his/her staff authorized to conduct
the inquiry, the rules of entry into, stay in and exit from the zones
serving the operation of the Hungarian Defense Forces, the Military
National Security Service, the law-enforcement organs, the organs of
the National Tax and Customs Administration performing customs
authority tasks, the Directorate General for Criminal Affairs of the
National Tax and Customs Administration and its regional organs
conducting investigative activities shall be regulated by the Minister
responsible for national defense, the Minister responsible for directing
the law-enforcement organ or the Minister supervising the National
Tax and Customs Administration.
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Shall enter into force with the text amended in accordance with Section 7, Paragraph a) of
Act CXLIII of 2011
Amended by Section 5. Subsection (2) of Act CLXXI of 2011 and Section 53, Paragraphs
a) and b) of Act CLXXXIII of 2015
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