We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and pay our respects to all Elders past and present, and to the children of today who are the Elders of the future.
Artist: Jasmine Sarin, a proud Kamilaroi and Jerrinja woman.
Annual reports
This report is about the deaths in 2014-2017 of 494 people with disability who lived in residential care. The report identifies a range of actions by disability providers and health services that are required to reduce preventable deaths.
Annual reports
The focus of this year’s annual report on the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 (PID Act) is the operational challenges faced by public authorities. Throughout the report, we highlight examples of the advice we have given to both public officials and public authorities when they contact us. If co
Annual reports
This annual report describes the operations of the NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) during 2016 – 17. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 34F of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (The Act).
Annual reports
The Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee is established under section 6A of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994 (PID Act). Under this section, the Ombudsman, as chairperson of the Steering Committee, is required to prepare an annual report of the Committee’s activities and any recommen
Annual reports
The Report of reviewable deaths 2014 and 2015 considers the ‘reviewable’ deaths of 54 children that occurred in NSW in those two years. The deaths were reviewable because the child died in circumstances of abuse or neglect, or in suspicious circumstances, or the child was in care at the time of their death.
Annual reports
The Official Community Visitors annual report is a public record of the official community visitors scheme for the financial year 2015-16. The report outlines the role of the visitors, their work, statistical information and financial reports.
Annual reports
This report is made pursuant to s 6B of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 (PID Act). It describes how public sector agencies are discharging their responsibilities under that Act and the activities of this office to support those agencies and persons who make public interest disclosures.
Annual reports
Under section 6A of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 the Ombudsman as chairperson of the Steering Committee is required to prepare a report of the Committee's activities and any recommendations made to the Premier annually.
Annual reports
The Official Community Visitors annual report is a public record of the official community visitors scheme for the financial year 2016-17. The report outlines the role of the visitors, their work, statistical information and financial reports.
Annual reports
This report concerns 504 children whose deaths were registered in NSW in 2015. The rate of child deaths in 2015 – 29.61 deaths per 100,000 children. This is the lowest annual rate recorded by the Child Death Review Team since the team was established in 1996.
Annual reports
Controlled operations are authorised undercover operations conducted for the purpose of obtaining evidence, frustrating criminal activity or corrupt conduct, arresting any person engaged in such activity, or carrying out an activity reasonably necessary to facilitate the achievement of those purpose
Annual reports
The Official Community Visitor annual report is a public record of the official community visitor scheme for the financial year 2014-2015. The report outlines the role of the visitors, their work, statistical information and financial reports.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and pay our respects to all Elders past and present, and to the children of today who are the Elders of the future.
Artist: Jasmine Sarin, a proud Kamilaroi and Jerrinja woman.