APPENDIX C. statistiCS 97 Table 2 Cases rejected in 2011 Table 2: Cases rejected in 2011 Rejected cases, total Of which local and regional cases Grounds for rejection 1. F  inal rejections 1. Complaints submitted too late (section 13(3) of the Ombudsman Act) 116 36 57 36 3. Complaints relating to matters outside the Ombudsman's jurisdiction, e.g. a court, judges, Parliament, legislative issues or private legal matters 400 35 4. Enquiries etc. without actual complaints; complaints not clarified; complaints withdrawn; anonymous complaints etc. 572 188 5. Other approaches, including complaints which the Ombudsman decided to reject (section 16(1) of the Ombudsman Act) 878 308 2,023 603 Administrative case processing options not exhausted etc. (section 14 of the Ombudsman Act) 1,898 893 Temporary rejections, total 1,898 893 Total (1+2) 3,921 1,496 2. Administrative case processing options not exhausted and no longer available (section 14 of the Ombudsman Act) Final rejections, total 2. Temporary rejections