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.
Reports to Parliament
This is a report made under section 14 of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993. It details observations and recommendations arising from our review of the complaint handling practices of a sample of family support services.
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This is volume 1 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2007. It documents our review of the deaths of 98 people with disabilities in care.
Reports to Parliament
In the period June to August 2007 the NSW Ombudsman conducted a survey of complaint handling systems across all NSW government departments and public authorities, including local councils. This is the report of the results from government departments and public authorities.
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The Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act Annual Report sets out a range of particulars about the authorities granted by the law enforcement agencies.
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This is volume 2 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2006. It documents our review of the deaths of 123 children.
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Under section 13 of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (CS-CRAMA), the Ombudsman may review the situation of a child or a group of children in care. In carrying out such a review, we look at the welfare, status, progress and circumstances of the children the subject
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This is volume 1 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2006. It documents our review of the deaths of 98 people with disabilities in care.
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The Part 6A emergency powers to prevent or control public disorder were enacted in direct response to mob violence that occurred at Cronulla, Sydney on 11 December 2005 and the reprisal attacks in Sydney's southern and eastern suburbs in the days that followed. The unexpected intensity of the violen
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The Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (LEPRA) commenced on 1 December 2005. To date, it represents the most extensive codification and consolidation of the criminal law enforcement powers most commonly used by police in New South Wales (NSW). Section 242 of LEPRA requires the Om
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The Ombudsman is required to keep under scrutiny the exercise of preventative detention and covert search powers. This paper outlines some of the issues that have arisen to date, and invites submissions.
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This report, Domestic violence — improving police practice, focuses on three critical areas: enhanced support for victims of domestic violence; better cooperation between NSW Police and other agencies with key responsibilities, especially the Department of Community Services and local courts; and mo
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The Justice Legislation Amendment (Non-association and Place Restriction) Act 2001 was introduced as one part of a package targeting gang-related crime. The Act amends various laws relating to sentencing, bail and sentence administration (parole, leave and home detention). The main objective of the
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.