Reports to Parliament
The report concludes that the state’s Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) program for children in Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) with high and complex needs is not operating as intended and is not achieving its key objectives.
Reports to Parliament
Following commencement of the PID Act in 2023, we conducted self-assessment audits in both 2024 and 2025 to test agency compliance with certain key requirements of the PID Act.
Reports to Parliament
The Oversight of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 Annual Report 2024–25 includes information about agency activities to meet the requirements of the Public Interest Disclosures Act, and voluntary public interest disclosures received between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025.
Reports to Parliament
The Reviewable Child Deaths in NSW 2022 and 2023 Biennial Report to Parliament concerns the reviewable deaths of children in NSW during 2022 and 2023, and our work and activities in relation to reviewable deaths since its last such report in November 2023.
Reports to Parliament
The NSW Ombudsman Annual Report 2024-25 outlines our work over the past financial year in pursuing fairness for the people of NSW.
Reports to Parliament
The NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) Annual Report 2024-25 describes the operations and activities of the CDRT during the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Reports to Parliament
Discover the history of the NSW Ombudsman, written by Dr Lisa Murray, public historian.
Reports to Parliament
Casebook July 2025: Investigations and complaint-handling case studies is a summary of all investigations completed by the NSW Ombudsman between 1 January 2025 and 30 June 2025.
Reports to Parliament
Deeds of Release and complaints to integrity agencies is a special report to Parliament under section 31 of the Ombudsman’s Act 1974. The report recommends that Government agencies be formally reminded that they are not to block individuals from making a report or complaint to NSW integrity bodies.
Reports to Parliament
Mandatory disease testing in NSW: monitoring the operation and administration of the mandatory Disease testing Act 2021 is the NSW Ombudsman’s first report on its monitoring of the MDT Act. The report sets out the NSW Ombudsman’s observations from monitoring the first 18 months of the scheme, from 29 July 2022 to 31 December 2023.
Reports to Parliament
Casebook January 2025: Investigations and complaint-handling case studies includes a summary of all investigations completed by the NSW Ombudsman between 1 July 2024 and 31 December 2024.
Reports to Parliament
This is a special report to Parliament that details the NSW Ombudsman’s assessment of OCHRE over the past 10 years.

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.