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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.
NSW Ombudsman Annual Report 2013-14
Office Annual Reports
Our annual report is a public record of our work for the financial year 2013-2014. It provides the community with an opportunity to find out what we have achieved and the way we have achieved it.
Report under Section 49(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 for the 6 months ending 30 June 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
NSW Child Death Review Team Annual report of child deaths registered in 2013
Annual reports
This report is about the 567 children whose deaths were registered in NSW in 2013.
Policing intoxicated and disorderly conduct: Review of section 9 of the Summary Offences Act 1988 - August 2014
Reports to Parliament
In 2014 the Ombudsman completed a review of the operation of the offence of continuing to be intoxicated and disorderly in public (section 9 of the Summary Offences Act 1988). This section provides for police to issue a person with an on-the-spot fine or charge the person for continuing to be intoxi
Report under section 242(3) of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 for the period ending 28 May 2014 Covert Search Warrants - August 2014
Reports to Parliament
Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 enables the NSW Police Force, the NSW Crime Commission and the Police Integrity Commission to apply to a judge of the Supreme Court for search warrants that enable officers of those agencies to covertly enter and search premises fo
