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Annual reports
This is volume 1 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2005. It documents our review of the deaths of 67 people with disabilities in care.
Reports to Parliament
This paper reviews the eleven legislative proposals that have dealt with the management of public sector whistleblowing in Australia since 1993, including the nine Acts now in force and two current proposals.
Office Annual Reports
Our annual report is a public record of our work for the financial year 2005-2006. It provides the community with an opportunity to find out what we have achieved and the way we have achieved it.
Reports to Parliament
The power to use drug detection dogs to aid police officers in the detection of drug offences, particularly drug supply, was clarified and expanded by the Police Powers (Drug Detection Dogs) Act 2001 ('the Drug Dogs Act'), which commenced on 22 February 2002. The Drug Dogs Act required the Ombudsman
Reports to Parliament
In 2002, NSW Police conducted a large scale investigation into a complaint about instructors forming sexual or other close personal relationships with students at the NSW Police College. Some of the instructors were full time employees at the college, while others were seconded to the college from p
Annual reports
The Official Community Visitor annual report is a public record of the official community visitor scheme for the financial year 2004-2005. The report outlines the role of the visitors, their work, statistical information and financial reports.
Reports to Parliament
The Firearms Amendment (Public Safety) Act 2002 commenced on 15 July 2002. Among other things, it inserted Part 6A into the Firearms Act 1996 (the Firearms Act). Part 6A authorises police to use firearm and explosive detection dogs (FED dogs) in public places and in the normal course of police work.
Discussion paper
Under the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring Act) 1993, the Ombudsman has the function of reviewing the deaths of certain children, including children who were reported to the Department of Community Services (DoCS) in the three years prior to their death, and children who died i
Reports to Parliament
This paper invites comments on a number of questions in relation to the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment Act 2002 and the Summary Offences Amendment (Places of Detention) Act 2002, both commenced on 21 February 2003. However, you are welcome to write about any aspects of the legislatio
Annual reports
Since December 2002, the NSW Ombudsman has had responsibility for reviewing the deaths of people with a disability in care and certain children. This is the second annual report on reviewable deaths. It documents our review of 104 reviewable child deaths and 93 reviewable disability deaths.
Reports to Parliament
The Children (Criminal Proceedings) Amendment (Adult Detainees) Act 2001 (the Act) commenced on 25 January 2002. The objective of the Act was to limit the age to which young people can remain in juvenile custody. The Act provides that a juvenile offender convicted of a serious children's indictable
Office Annual Reports
Our annual report is a public record of our work for the financial year 2004-2005. It provides the community with an opportunity to find out what we have achieved and the way we have achieved it.
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.