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Report under Section 49(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 for the period ending 30 June 2016
Reports to Parliament
The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) 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). The NSW Ombudsman is required by the Act to conduct inspections of the surveil
DNA sampling and other forensic procedures conducted on suspects and volunteers under the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 Review October 2006
Reports to Parliament
The Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 clarified and expanded the power of police officers to take DNA samples and conduct other types of forensic procedures. The Act required the Ombudsman to keep under scrutiny the exercise of these powers for the first four years of their use.We have previousl
Review of police use of the firearms prohibition order search powers - August 2016
Reports to Parliament
In 2016, the Ombudsman completed a review of the operation of new search powers, which enable police to search a person subject to a firearms prohibition order (FPO) whenever reasonably required. Our report found that there were approximately 1,500 interactions where police used the powers to con
NSW Ombudsman submission to the Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No.2 Inquiry into Child Protection August 2016
Parliamentary submissions
The NSW Ombudsman's office welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Committee's inquiry into child protection in NSW. As the Committee is aware, the NSW Ombudsman has a broad range of functions relating to the delivery of child protection services in NSW. These functions are outlined
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry on Protecting the Rights of Older Australians from Abuse - August 2016
Other submissions
This submission is informed by our extensive work in relation to people with disability and community services over the past 14 years, and our consultations with the disability sector.
Child Deaths from Vaccine Preventable Infectious Diseases, NSW 2005-14
Reports to Parliament
This report was commissioned by the New South Wales Child Death Review Team (CDRT) to describe child deaths in NSW from diseases for which a vaccine is currently available in Australia, over the period 2005 to 2014; and provide recommendations to improve prevention of child deaths due to vaccine-preventable diseases.
Letter to Royal Commission re NDIS and safeguards - 19 July 2016
Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman's submission to the Inquiry into Child Protection by the Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2. This submission is available on the Parliamentary website
Letter to the Royal Commission - issues arising from the roundtable on reporting offences - 13 July 2016
Other submissions
Royal Commission into Institutional responses to Child Sexual Abuse - April 2016 public roundtable into reporting offences and blind reporting.
Operation Prospect – Second Progress Report by the Acting NSW Ombudsman - 15 June 2016
Reports to Parliament
This is the second progress report provided to the NSW Parliament by the NSW Ombudsman regarding Operation Prospect.
Fostering economic development for Aboriginal people in NSW - A Special Report to Parliament May 2016
Reports to Parliament
In a special report tabled in Parliament on 31 May 2016, the Acting NSW Ombudsman has recommended measures to ensure that Government’s efforts to foster economic development for Aboriginal people in NSW are successful.
Response to Consultation paper on complaint handling best practice - 6 May 2016
Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman response to Consultation paper on complaint handling best practice - 6 May 2016
The consorting law report on the operation of Part 3A, Division 7 of the Crimes Act 1900 - April 2016
Reports to Parliament
The Acting Ombudsman, Professor John McMillan, has reviewed the operation of the NSW consorting law over a three year period from its commencement in April 2012. The Attorney General tabled the Ombudsman’s report in Parliament on Friday 17 June 2016. The new consorting law makes it a criminal off
