Reports
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Submission to Royal Commission – Statutory Victims of Crime Compensation Scheme Issues Paper - 16 June 2014
Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman submission to Royal Commission on Statutory Victims of Crime Compensation Scheme Issues Paper - 16 June 2014
Oversight of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Annual Report 2012-13
Annual reports
This is our second 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
Review of the NSW child protection system - Are things improving? Special report to Parliament - April 2014
Reports to Parliament
This report is a follow-up to our 2011 special report to Parliament, Keep Them Safe?, which discussed a number of critical challenges that needed to be met as part of reforming the child protection system.
Report under Section 49(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 for the 6 months ending 31 December 2013
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
Causes of death of children with a child protection history 2002-11 Special Report to Parliament
Reports to Parliament
This report outlines the findings from research undertaken by the NSW Child Death review Team into the causes of death of children with a child protection history over the 10-year period 2002-2011. T
Official Community Visitors Annual Report 2012-13
Annual reports
The Official Community Visitors annual report is a public record of the official community visitors scheme for the financial year 2012-13. The report outlines the role of the visitors, their work, statistical information and financial reports.
Submission to Joint Select Committee on Sentencing of Child Sexual Assault Offenders 5 March 2014
Parliamentary submissions
NSW Ombudsman's submission to the Joint Select Committee on Sentencing of Child Sexual Assault Offenders.
Submission on the Disability Inclusion Bill 2014
Other submissions
The Disability Inclusion Bill 2014 represents a timely development in disability law and policy in NSW. We welcome the commitment to promoting the rights of people with disability, and appreciate the opportunity to comment on the draft Bill.
Review of the Commonwealth Public Interest Disclosure Legislation
Reports to Parliament
This is the report provided by the Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee. In meeting its obligations under the PID Act, the committee has reviewed various aspects of the recently enacted Commonwealth Public Interest Disclosures Act 2013.
Submission on Preventing sexual abuse of children in out-of-home care Issues Paper 8 January 2014
Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman submission to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Issues Paper 4 - Preventing sexual abuse of children in out-of-home care.
Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act Annual Report 2012-13
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.
Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee Annual Report 2012-13
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.
