Reports
Browse our library to find our special reports to Parliament, research reports, and Parliamentary and other submissions. Search by keywords, title, topic and report type.
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Report under Section 49(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 for the 6 months ending 30 June 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
Consorting Issues Paper - Review of the use of the consorting provisions by the NSW Police Force - Division 7 Part 3A of the Crimes Act 1900 - November 2013
Reports to Parliament
New consorting provisions came into effect on 9 April 2012 and are set out in the Crimes Act 1900 in Division 7, Part 3A. It is now an indictable offence punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment and/or a $16,500 fine to habitually consort with convicted offenders after receiving a warning from polic
NSW Ombudsman Annual Report 2012-13
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.
Submission on Child Safe Institutions Issues Paper 15 October 2013
Other submissions
This is a submission to the Royal Commission on the Child Safe Institutions Issue Paper on the content and effectiveness of strategies aimed at creating 'child safe organisations'.
NSW Child Death Review Team Annual report of child deaths registered in 2012
Annual reports
This report concerns 493 children whose deaths were registered in NSW in 2012.
Submission on Working with children Check Issues Paper August 2013
Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman submission to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse: Issues Paper 1 - Working with Children Check
Submission on Towards Healing September 2013
Other submissions
Submission to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in relation to the Towards Healing Issues Paper
Review of Division 4, Part 3 of Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002: face coverings and identification report August 2013
Reports to Parliament
In 2013 the Ombudsman completed a review of how police exercised new powers related to face coverings and identification (Division 4, Part 3 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002). Our final report concluded that police used the new power infrequently and, in general, appropr
Submission on Strengthening advocacy for children and young people in NSW August 2013
Other submissions
A submission on Strengthening advocacy for children and young people in NSW August 2013.
Submission on Review of Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 August 2013
Other submissions
A submission on the Review of Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000.
The continuing need to better support young people leaving care report August 2013
Reports to Parliament
Part 13 of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1998 empowers the Ombudsman to review the situation of a person, or group of people in care. This report details the observations, findings and recommendations arising from our review of a group of young people who left statutory care in 2011.
Submission on Inquiry into driver licence disqualification reform July 2013
Parliamentary submissions
A submission to the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety inquiry into driver license disqualification reform.
