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Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman submission to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse: Issues Paper 1 - Working with Children Check
Other submissions
Submission to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in relation to the Towards Healing Issues Paper
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
Other submissions
A submission on Strengthening advocacy for children and young people in NSW August 2013.
Other submissions
A submission on the Review of Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000.
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.
Parliamentary submissions
A submission to the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety inquiry into driver license disqualification reform.
Reports to Parliament
The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) (SD Act) began operation on 1 August 2008 and repealed the Listening Devices Act 1984 (NSW) (LD Act). The SD Act 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 identi
Reports to Parliament
This report outlines the Ombudsman’s findings and recommendations following a review of the system for making HSC disability provisions applications. The report follows an investigation involving the Department of Education and Communities and the Board of Studies.
Annual reports
This is volume 2 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2010 and 2011. It documents our review of the deaths of 220 people with disabilities in care. The Ombudsman is required to review these deaths under Part 6 of the Community Services (Complaints Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993.
Reports into the deaths of children
This is volume 1 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2010 and 2011. It documents our review of the deaths of 77 children. The Ombudsman is required to review these deaths because they occurred as a result of abuse or neglect or in suspicious circumstances, or while the children were in care.
Annual reports
The Official Community Visitor annual report is a public record of the official community visitor scheme for the financial year 2011-2012. The report outlines the role of the visitors, their work, statistical information and financial reports.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and pay our respects to all Elders past and present, and to the children of today who are the Elders of the future.
Artist: Jasmine Sarin, a proud Kamilaroi and Jerrinja woman.