23(1)If, after conducting an investigation or review of an authority’s services, the Advocate makes a recommendation to the authority, the Advocate may request that the authority notify him or her within a specified period of the steps that the authority has taken or proposes to take to give effect to the recommendation.

23(2)If, after the period specified under subsection (1), the authority does not act upon the recommendation of the Advocate, refuses to act on it or acts in a manner unsatisfactory to the Advocate, the Advocate may send a report respecting the recommendation to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council and, after doing so, may report on the matter to the Legislative Assembly.

23(3)The Advocate shall include in a report made under subsection (2) a copy of any response provided by the authority respecting the Advocate’s recommendation.

23(4)If the Advocate makes a recommendation under subsection (1) and the authority does not act on the recommendation to the Advocate’s satisfaction, the Advocate shall inform the petitioner of the recommendation and may include any additional comments.