Reports
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The role of child restraints and seatbelts in passenger deaths of children aged 0-12 years in NSW
Reports to Parliament
This report reviews the deaths of 66 children aged less than 13 years who died as passengers in vehicle crashes in NSW between 2007-2016. The review was conducted by Neuroscience Australia, and examined the deaths of 66 children aged 0-12 years who died as passengers in NSW during the ten-year period.
Modifying public housing properties to meet the needs of tenants with disability
Reports to Parliament
In this report we examine the experiences of public housing tenants with disability who requested modifications to their properties. The report is informed by complaints and a recently finalised targeted investigation into the delivery of those services by the Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) and
Letter from Acting Ombudsman - Health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote New South Wales
Parliamentary submissions
Health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote New South Wales - Recommendation to establish a Health Administration Ombudsman
Letter to Premier and Attorney General - Government response to Public Accountability Committee budget process
Other submissions
NSW Ombudsman letter to Premier and Attorney General regarding the Government response to the budget process for independent oversight bodies and the Parliament of New South Wales final report.
Strip searches in youth detention
Reports to Parliament
This report of the NSW Ombudsman, Strip searches in youth detention: a follow-up report under section 27 of the Ombudsman Act 1974 is calling on the Government to explain why it has not implemented his recommendations to enact safeguards for the strip searching of children and young people by prison
The Ombudsman's jurisdiction to investigate when there are related court proceedings
Reports to Parliament
The report relates to a provision of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Family is Culture) Bill 2022, which proposes an amendment to the Ombudsman Act. The amendment concerns the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to investigate complaints in circumstances where there may be relat
NSW Ombudsman Submission – Animal Welfare Bill
Parliamentary submissions
The primary purpose of these submissions is to comment on the provisions of the proposed Animal Welfare Bill that provide for the Ombudsman’s oversight over ‘authorised officers’ and ‘approved charitable organisations’.
Oversight of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Annual Report 2020-21
Annual reports
The PID Act requires the Ombudsman to provide an annual report to the NSW Parliament on the Ombudsman’s activities under section 6B of the Act. Sections 6B(1)(e) and (f) require the Ombudsman to report to Parliament specifically on monitoring and auditing activities.
The new machinery of government: using machine technology in administrative decision-making
Reports to Parliament
The new machinery of government - using machine technology in administrative decision-making report describes the increasing use of machine technologies in government decision-making processes. In NSW, agencies are known to be using machine technologies in the areas of fines enforcement, policing,
Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee Annual Report 2020-21
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
NSW Ombudsman Annual Report 2020-21
Office Annual Reports
Our annual report is a public record of our work for the financial year 2020-2021. It provides the community with an opportunity to find out what we have achieved and the way we have achieved it.
NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2020-21
Annual reports
This annual report, made under s34F of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (the Act), describes the operations and activities of the CDRT during the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
