Reports
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Police Powers (Drug Detection in Border Areas Trial) Act 2003 Review January 2005
Reports to Parliament
In January 2004 NSW Police began an 18-month trial of new laws permitting police officers to randomly stop and screen vehicles for prohibited drugs. The new Act, the Police Powers (Drug Detection in Border Areas Trial) Act 2003 ('the Act'), applies in specific sites along the southern borders of NSW
Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy: the New South Wales Experience
Research reports
The Child Death Review Team (the Team, CDRT) with funding from the NSW Government, undertook a research project into incidents of SUDI to consolidate existing knowledge of unsafe sleeping environments; determine current parental practices in New South Wales in relation to modifiable risk factors that contribute to SUDI.
Young people with disabilities leaving statutory care report December 2004
Reports to Parliament
This is a final report on the review of a group of young people with disabilities leaving statutory care under Section 13 of the Community Services (Complaints Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993. The report is about the leaving care arrangements for a group of young people with disabilities who have l
Senior Officers Group for Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System investigation report December 2004
Reports to Parliament
This is a final report on DADHC's conduct as lead agency for the Senior Officers Group for Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System in promoting the achievement of the outcomes and targets set out in the Terms of Reference for the Group.
Complaint handling in NSW Universities
Reports to Parliament
This paper sets out for discussion a minimum standards scheme for university complaint handling that, if adopted, would provide a university with the capacity to adequately handle any complaint likely to arise. Submission needs to be in by 22 November 2004.
Report of Reviewable Deaths Annual Report 2003-2004
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 first annual report on reviewable deaths. It documents our review of 137 reviewable child deaths and 110 reviewable disability deaths.
NSW Ombudsman Annual Report 2003-04
Office Annual Reports
Our annual report is a public record of our work for the financial year 2003-2004. It provides the community with an opportunity to find out what we have achieved and the way we have achieved it.
Monitoring of disability services report September 2004
Reports to Parliament
This is a final report under Section 11(c) of the Community Services (Complaints Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993. Its purpose is to document the outcomes of initiatives instigated by the (then) Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADD), and more recently the Department of Ageing, Disabil
Improving outcomes for children at risk of harm - a case study Special report to Parliament September 2004
Reports to Parliament
This is a report arising from an investigation into the Department of Community Services and NSW Police following the death of a three year old boy.
Audit of individual planning in funded disability accommodation services report September 2004
Reports to Parliament
This report was made under Section 11(c) of the Community Services (Complaints Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993. We determined in early 2004 to initiate an audit of individual planning in funded disability accommodation services across NSW. This decision followed information we received from complai
Forensic DNA Sampling of Serious Indictable Offenders August 2004
Reports to Parliament
This document reports on our work and activities scrutinising the implementation of Part 7 of the Act, which deals with the obtaining of DNA samples from serious indictable offenders. It documents our activities carried out under this section, identifies issues that have arisen and recommends some changes to legislation, policies and procedures.
Assisting homeless people - the need to improve their access to accommodation and support services Special report to Parliament May 2004
Reports to Parliament
Our latest report assesses what the NSW Department of Communities and Justice has done to improve responses to children who present alone to homelessness services. We first reported on this issue in 2018 and again in 2020. There are still outstanding actions needed.
