Reports
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Responses to inquiry into Parklea Correctional Centre and other operational issues Oct 2018
Reports to Parliament
These are the responses from NSW Ombudsman to questions on notice from Portfolio Committee No. 4 – Legal Affairs: Inquiry into Parklea Correctional Centre and other operational issues.
Complaint handling improvement program - Commitments Report
Reports to Parliament
This report is about the implementation of the NSW Government’s Whole of Government Commitments to Effective Complaint Handling (the Commitments), which form part of the Complaint Handling Improvement Program (CHIP). The CHIP involved a collaboration between the NSW Ombudsman, the office of the Cust
Report of reviewable deaths of people in 2014-2017: Deaths of people with disability in residential care
Annual reports
This report is about the deaths in 2014-2017 of 494 people with disability who lived in residential care. The report identifies a range of actions by disability providers and health services that are required to reduce preventable deaths.
Water: compliance and enforcement - a special report to parliament
Reports to Parliament
This report focuses on problems which arose during the transfer of some water regulation and enforcement functions from the Department of Primary Industries Water to a state owned corporation, WaterNSW – a process referred to as the Transformation.
More than shelter – addressing legal and policy gaps in supporting homeless children
Reports to Parliament
This report draws attention to critical legal, policy and service gaps in the response to homeless children. In 2016-17, just over 5,000 unaccompanied children and young people aged 12-18 presented to a homelessness service to access support and a place to stay. More than one third of these children
Is your builder fit and proper - the weaknesses of the home building licensing scheme in NSW
Reports to Parliament
This report makes a range of recommendations, including making changes to the public register; improving intelligence sharing to assist Fair Trading’s licence assessment processes; and making changes to internal guidance for staff.
Spatial analysis of child deaths in New South Wales
Reports to Parliament
The NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) works to prevent and reduce the deaths of children aged from birth to 17 years. To do this, we maintain a register of child deaths occurring in NSW and analyse information about these deaths to identify any patterns or trends.
Submission to the consultation on Protections for Residents of Long Term Supported Group Accommodation in NSW
Parliamentary submissions
This is a submission to the consultation on protections for residents of long term supported group accommodation in NSW.
Correcting the record: Investigation into water compliance and enforcement 2007-17
Reports to Parliament
Correcting the record: Investigation into water compliance and enforcement 2007-17 is a special report to Parliament under sections 26 and 31 of the Ombudsman Act 1974.
NSW Ombudsman Letter to NSWLRC re draft proposals from review of Guardianship Act 1987 5 February 2018
Other submissions
NSW Law Reform Commission review of the Guardianship Act 1987 – draft proposals
Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Local Aboriginal Land Councils
Reports to Parliament
This paper sets out the relevant legislative interpretation issues, considers whether, as a matter of policy, LALC public officials should receive protection for making reports of serious wrongdoing, and seeks feedback on whether LALCs should be exempt from the PID Act reporting requirements
Operation Prospect - Second report on developments
Reports to Parliament
A special report to Parliament under sections 27 and 31 of the Ombudsman Act 1974.
