Reports
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Oversight of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Annual Report 2016-17
Annual reports
The focus of this year’s annual report on the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 (PID Act) is the operational challenges faced by public authorities. Throughout the report, we highlight examples of the advice we have given to both public officials and public authorities when they contact us. If co
Investigation into water compliance and enforcement 2007-17
Reports to Parliament
From 2006 onwards the NSW Ombudsman’s office has received complaints and public interest disclosures alleging that the water management principles and rules were not being properly complied with and enforced. We have undertaken three prior investigations into those complaints and disclosures that re
Submission to the Committee on Community Services Inquiry into support for new parents and babies in New South Wales
Parliamentary submissions
This submission provides: an overview of deaths of infants, drawn from the NSW Child Death Register; issues for consideration by the Inquiry, based on our recent work relating to vaccine preventable infectious disease, Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy, and abuse and neglect-related deaths of infants.
Childhood injury prevention - Strategic directions for coordination in New South Wales
Research reports
This report builds on the earlier work by addressing a number of critical questions about effective approaches to coordination of injury prevention initiatives.
Complaints about the supervision of postgraduate students Discussion paper October 17
Reports to Parliament
The NSW Ombudsman has jurisdiction over all public universities in NSW – ten universities in all. We receive and investigate complaints from students about administrative actions relating to their enrolment, course progress, supervision and termination of their studies.
NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2016-17
Annual reports
This annual report describes the operations of the NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) during 2016 – 17. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 34F of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (The Act).
NSW Ombudsman Annual Report 2016-17
Office Annual Reports
Our annual report is a public record of our work for the financial year 2016-17. It provides the community with an opportunity to find out what we have achieved and the way we have achieved it.
Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee Annual Report 2016-17
Annual reports
The Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee is established under section 6A of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994 (PID Act). Under this section, the Ombudsman, as chairperson of the Steering Committee, is required to prepare an annual report of the Committee’s activities and any recommen
Submission to the Ministry of Health's Review of seclusion, restraint and observation of consumers with a mental illness in NSW Health facilities - September 2017
Parliamentary submissions
Our submission is informed by our extensive work in relation to people with disability over the past 15 years, including our consultations with the disability and mental health sectors. Under the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993, the responsibilities of our office inc
NSW Ombudsman Inquiry into behaviour management in schools - August 2017
Reports to Parliament
This report examines the vital and complex area of behaviour management of students in NSW schools.
Submission to the Committee on Children and Young People Inquiry into current approaches aimed at preventing youth suicide in NSW
Parliamentary submissions
This submission draws from our review work and information we have previously put forward in public reports. It is focused on the key issues that we believe warrant consideration by the Committee as part of its examination of current approaches aimed at preventing youth suicide in NSW.
Report of Reviewable Deaths in 2014 and 2015 Volume 1: Child Deaths
Reports into the deaths of children
The Report of reviewable deaths 2014 and 2015 considers the ‘reviewable’ deaths of 54 children that occurred in NSW in those two years. The deaths were reviewable because the child died in circumstances of abuse or neglect, or in suspicious circumstances, or the child was in care at the time of their death.
