 In addition to the oversight of governmental bodies, the office is also responsible for the intake of public complaints which indicate the possibility of maladministration within the Government of Ontario and in the appropriate cases conducts an investigation.The office is generally an office of last resort and cannot legally conduct investigations into the lives of private citizens or the private sector.The office's official director holds the title of "ombudsman" and is appointed to a five-year renewable term by a provincially legislated all-party committee.