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Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman submission on the child protection legislative reform discussion paper.
Parliamentary submissions
The NSW Child Death Review Team (the Team / CDRT) is established under Part 5A of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993. The purpose of the Team is to prevent and reduce the deaths of children in NSW.
Annual reports
The Official Community Visitor annual report is a public record of the official community visitor scheme for the financial year 2010-2011. The report outlines the role of the visitors, their work, statistical information and financial reports.
Reports to Parliament
Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) (SD Act) began operation on 1 August 2008 and repealed the Listening Devices Act 1984 (NSW) (LD Act).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 identity o
Annual reports
Under s.23(1) of the Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997, the Ombudsman is required to prepare a report of the work and activities under this Act for the twelve months preceding 30 June each year.
Reports to Parliament
Kariong Juvenile Correctional Centre houses some of the most challenging and troubled adolescent boys and young men in the NSW criminal justice system. This report details our investigation into the operation of the Behaviour Management Program at Kariong Juvenile Correctional Centre which determine
Reports to Parliament
This report details our audit of the implementation of the NSW Interagency Plan to Tackle Child Sexual Assault in Aboriginal Communities 2006 - 2011 (Interagency Plan). The report seeks to bring together what we have said over a number of years publicly - as well as to agencies directly - about the
Office Annual Reports
Our annual report is a public record of our work for the financial year 2010-2011. It provides the community with an opportunity to find out what we have achieved and the way we have achieved it.
Annual reports
The report provides information on 589 children and young people whose deaths were registered in NSW in 2010.
Reports into the deaths of children
This is volume 2 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2008 and 2009. It documents our review of the deaths of 77 children.
Reports to Parliament
Keep Them Safe: A shared approach to child wellbeing is an initiative of the former government stemming from recommendations made by the 2008 Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW. It represents a significant shift in the way that child protection and early support serv
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 after two years. The r
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.