Reports
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Report under Section 49(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 for the 6 months ending 31 December 2012
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The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) (SD Act) began operation on 1 August 2008 and repealed the Listening Devices Act 1984 (NSW) (LD Act).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
Special report to Parliament: A level playing field? - HSC Disability Provisions
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.
Report of Reviewable Deaths in 2010 and 2011 Volume 2: Deaths of people with disability in care
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.
Report of Reviewable Deaths in 2010 and 2011 Volume 1: Child Deaths
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.
Official Community Visitors Annual Report 2011-12
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.
Ombudsman monitoring of the police investigation into the death of Roberto Laudisio-Curti Special Report to Parliament February 2013
Reports to Parliament
On 18 March 2012, Mr Roberto Laudisio-Curti died after being pursued and restrained by up to eleven NSW police officers. The NSW Police conducted an investigation into the matter, which the Ombudsman monitored. This report details how police investigated the death of Mr Roberto Laudisio-Curti in the
Responding to child sexual assault in Aboriginal communities report January 2013
Reports to Parliament
This report is the fourth in a series our office has completed over the past three years in connection with our audit of the implementation of the Interagency Plan To Tackle Child Sexual Assault in Aboriginal Communities. Each report has focused on the need to significantly improve the quality and e
Submission on National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 - January 2013
Other submissions
On 25 January 2013, we made a submission to the Commonwealth Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs on the proposed NDIS Bill. Our submission emphasised the need to strengthen the focus in the legislation on the rights of people with disability, and the safeguards for NDIS participants.
Removal of face coverings for identification Issues paper (also available in Arabic) December 2012
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 was tabled in Parliament in 2013.
Move on powers intoxicated and disorderly Issues paper December 2012
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). Our final report was tabled in Parliament in 2014. During the review period we published an issues paper.
Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act Annual Report 2011-12
Annual reports
Controlled operations are authorised undercover operations conducted for the purpose of obtaining evidence, frustrating criminal activity or corrupt conduct, arresting any person engaged in such activity, or carrying out an activity reasonably necessary to facilitate the achievement of those purpose
Denial of rights: the need to improve accommodation and support for people with psychiatric disability report November 2012
Reports to Parliament
This report is about people who live in mental health facilities beyond the point at which they need to be there; and the multiple barriers that prevent them from leaving.
