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.
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A submission on the Review of Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000.
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On 25 January 2013, we made a submission to the Commonwealth Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs on the proposed NDIS Bill. Our submission emphasised the need to strengthen the focus in the legislation on the rights of people with disability, and the safeguards for NDIS participants.
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In October 2012, the Ombudsman provided a response to the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s consultation paper Funding NGO delivery of human services in NSW: A period of transition. The submission addresses issues around probity and accountability, and represents our position on place-base
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NSW Ombudsman submission on the child protection legislative reform discussion paper.
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The NSW Child Death Review Team (the Team / CDRT) is established under Part 5A of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993. The purpose of the Team is to prevent and reduce the deaths of children in NSW.
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Under the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993, the NSW Ombudsman played a key role in relation to people with disabilities. This included handling and investigating complaints about disability services; inquiring into major issues affecting people with disabilities and di
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The responsibilities of the Ombudsman in relation to services for children and young people, and screening for child related employment, are prescribed by the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 and the Ombudsman Act 1974.
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This document contains the Ombudsman's comments on the proposals for a national framework for the protection of children. It was submitted to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs in July 2008.
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In November 2007, the NSW Government established the Wood Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW to undertake a review of the child protection system. We provided the Wood Inquiry with a number of submissions (9 parts) which are listed below.
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NSW Ombudsman submission to the review of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 regarding the discussion paper Statutory child protection in NSW: Issues and options for reform.
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.