Reports
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Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee Annual Report 2016-17
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
Submission to the Ministry of Health's Review of seclusion, restraint and observation of consumers with a mental illness in NSW Health facilities - September 2017
Parliamentary submissions
Our submission is informed by our extensive work in relation to people with disability over the past 15 years, including our consultations with the disability and mental health sectors. Under the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993, the responsibilities of our office inc
NSW Ombudsman Inquiry into behaviour management in schools - August 2017
Reports to Parliament
This report examines the vital and complex area of behaviour management of students in NSW schools.
Submission to the Committee on Children and Young People Inquiry into current approaches aimed at preventing youth suicide in NSW
Parliamentary submissions
This submission draws from our review work and information we have previously put forward in public reports. It is focused on the key issues that we believe warrant consideration by the Committee as part of its examination of current approaches aimed at preventing youth suicide in NSW.
Report of Reviewable Deaths in 2014 and 2015 Volume 1: Child Deaths
Reports into the deaths of children
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.
Official Community Visitors Annual Report 2015-16
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.
Submission to the Parliamentary Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption
Parliamentary submissions
NSW Ombudsman- Submission to the Parliamentary Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption - Inquiry into protection for people who make voluntary disclosures to the independent commission against corruption
Reporting of fatal neglect in NSW
Research reports
This report is provided to the NSW Ombudsman in response to a request for a literature review with a focus on fatal neglect definitions and reporting, and advice relating to the NSW Ombudsman’s defining and reporting of fatal child neglect in NSW.
Operation Prospect - A report on developments - A special report to Parliament - May 2017
Reports to Parliament
A Special Report to Parliament under s 31 of the Ombudsman Act 1974.
Submission to the Select Committee on a National Integrity Commission
Parliamentary submissions
NSW Ombudsman submission to the Select Committee on a National Integrity Commission
Asbestos - How NSW government agencies deal with the problem - A Special Report to Parliament - April 2017
Reports to Parliament
In November 2010 the Ombudsman made a special report to the New South Wales Parliament titled Responding to the asbestos problem – the need for significant reform in NSW. Since then, we have continued to monitor how government agencies in NSW deal with asbestos. This report demonstrates the signifi
Report under Section 49(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 for the period ending 31 December 2016 - March 2017
Reports to Parliament
The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) (the Act) allows for the use of surveillance devices to investigate crime and to enable evidence to be obtained of the commission of such crime or the identity or location of the offender(s). This report is for the period 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2016.
