Reports
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Submission to Royal Commission on Issues Paper 8 - experiences of police and prosecution responses - 22 June 2015
Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman submission in response to the Royal Commission's Issues paper 8: Experiences of police and prosecution responses to institutional child sexual abuse.
Report of Reviewable Deaths in 2012 and 2013 Volume 1: Child Deaths
Reports into the deaths of children
This is volume 1 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2012 and 2013. It documents our review of the deaths of 41 children in 2012 and 2013, and a separate review of 83 children who were killed in circumstances of familial abuse over the 10-year period to 2013.
Report of Reviewable Deaths in 2012 and 2013 Volume 2: Deaths of people with disability in care
Annual reports
This is volume 2 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2012 and 2013. It documents our review of the deaths of 239 people with disability in residential care. The Ombudsman is required to review these deaths under Part 6 of the Community Services (Complaints Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993.
NSW Ombudsman submission on Proposal for an NDIS Quality and Safeguarding framework May 2015
Other submissions
This submission is informed by our extensive work in relation to people with disability and disability services over the past 12 years, and our consultations with the disability sector. Under the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW), the responsibilities of our offi
Oversight of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Annual Report 2013-14
Annual reports
This is our third annual report under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994. The report provides a snapshot of the disclosures made and handled by public authorities this year. It also outlines the work of our office in monitoring the way in which public interest disclosures are being dealt with
NSW Ombudsman submission to Federal Senate inquiry into abuse and neglect of people with disability April 2015
Other submissions
Senate Inquiry into violence, abuse, and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings, including the gender and age related dimensions, and the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, and culturally and linguistically
Report under Section 49(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 for the 6 months ending 31 December 2014
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
Submission to NSW Department of Justice discussion paper: limitation periods in civil claims for child sexual abuse – 3 March 2015
Other submissions
A Submission to NSW Department of Justice discussion paper - limitation periods in civil claims for child sexual abuse 3 March 2015
Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee Annual Report 2013-14
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.
Part 1 (Knox Submission February 2015) - Overview of our child protection role (redacted version)
Other submissions
This submission provides an overview of the NSW Ombudsman's child protection role, and the evolution of our operational practice.
Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act Annual Report 2013-14
Annual reports
Controlled operations are undercover law enforcement operations where the participants have prior authority to technically break the law in order to investigate and deter crime and corrupt conduct.
Preventative detention and covert search warrants - Review of Parts 2A and 3 of the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 - Review period 2011-13
Reports to Parliament
Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 gives special powers to police and other agencies to deal with suspected terrorist acts. The Act requires that the Ombudsman keeps under scrutiny the exercise of preventative detention and covert search warrant powers and report to Parliament every three years.
