---
title: "Commonwealth Ombudsman public interest disclosure notification forms"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/ombudsman-pid-notification-forms"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a67-ombudsman-pid-notification-forms"
area_id: "A67"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A67-SB20261022-9", "A67-SB20261022-10", "A67-SB20261022-17"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Commonwealth Ombudsman public interest disclosure notification forms

> A guide to the six notification forms on the Commonwealth Ombudsman PID tools page, and which decision each form title matches. Download the current file. Do not reuse a saved copy.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/ombudsman-pid-notification-forms  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Whistleblowing & Public Interest Disclosures](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at ombudsman.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when an agency must tell the Commonwealth Ombudsman of an allocation, a reallocation, a decision not to allocate, a decision not to investigate, an extension of time, a finalised investigation, or a stop action direction.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the allocation and investigation worksheet for a public-sector disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/prepare-the-allocation-and-investigation-worksheet-for-a-public-sector-d.md)
- [Prepare the written reasons for not allocating or not investigating a public-sector disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures.md#A67-SB20261022-10)
- [Choose the Ombudsman notification for an allocation or investigation decision](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures.md#A67-SB20261022-17)

## How AI may be used

AI may match the decision the lawyer has marked to the form title on the Ombudsman tools page and list the fields still empty. The lawyer completes and sends the form.

**AI may:**

- Match one decision to one form title from the tools page
- List attachments the lawyer has said will go with the form
- Check the email address against the address printed on the tools page

**AI must not:**

- Must not complete the form with the discloser's name or contact details
- Must not send the form
- Must not treat the form as the notice to the discloser under s 44 or s 50

**The lawyer checks:**

- The current file is downloaded from the tools page for this notification
- The decision matches the form title, including Form 2 for a decision not to investigate and Form 4 for a decision not to allocate
- The form is emailed to pid@ombudsman.gov.au, the address on the tools page
- The section text is the 4 June 2026 compilation, not the earlier compilation linked from the tools page

## Authorities

- [Commonwealth Ombudsman, PID tools and resources](https://www.ombudsman.gov.au/complaints/public-interest-disclosure-whistleblowing/tools-and-resources)
- [Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth), compilation C2026C00225](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2013A00133/latest)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.ombudsman.gov.au/complaints/public-interest-disclosure-whistleblowing/tools-and-resources)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by ombudsman.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/ombudsman-pid-notification-forms and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*