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
The report provides information on 589 children and young people whose deaths were registered in NSW in 2010.
Reports to Parliament
This is volume 2 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2008 and 2009. It documents our review of the deaths of 77 children.
Reports to Parliament
Keep Them Safe: A shared approach to child wellbeing is an initiative of the former government stemming from recommendations made by the 2008 Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW. It represents a significant shift in the way that child protection and early support serv
Reports to Parliament
Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 gives special powers to police and other agencies to deal with suspected terrorist acts. The Act requires that the Ombudsman keeps under scrutiny the exercise of preventative detention and covert search warrant powers and report to Parliament after two years. The r
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This report is about marginalised and vulnerable people living in accommodation that does not afford them adequate protection, support, or rights; and the need for significant reform to address this longstanding and unacceptable situation. It draws on extensive work by the Ombudsman since 2002, whic
Reports to Parliament
Between late May and August 2010, we consulted with over 300 parents and carers of children with disability across NSW about their current experiences in accessing and using services designed to support their child, and their family as a whole.
Reports to Parliament
This report presents the findings and recommendations of our audit of the NSW Police Force handling of domestic violence-related complaints in 2008. It builds on our 2006 investigation and report on the policing of domestic violence. It presents information from our detailed audit of 289 police comp
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This report details the observations, findings and recommendations arising from our review of a group of children on statutory care orders with a view to restoration.
Reports to Parliament
Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) (SD Act) began operation on 1 August 2008 and repealed the Listening Devices Act 1984 (NSW) (LD Act). The SD Act allows for the use of surveillance devices to investigate crime and to enable evidence to be obtained of the commission of such crime or the identity o
Reports to Parliament
This is volume 1 of our annual report on reviewable deaths in 2008 and 2009. It documents our review of the deaths of 193 people with disabilities in care.
Reports to Parliament
Each year an estimated 3,000 organisations receive almost $2 billion in funds and subsidies to deliver a range of community-based services on behalf of the NSW government. This report considers the adequacy of probity checking standards that government agencies have put in place for non-government o
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The over-representation of Aboriginal children and young people in the child protection and juvenile justice systems is of significant concern. This report examines the provision of community and child protection services in Bourke and Brewarrina, in particular, the adequacy of the response to vulne
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.