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Annual Report 2017-2018 OmbudsmanNT

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Title

Annual Report 2017-2018 OmbudsmanNT

Other title

Tabled paper 934

Collection

Tabled Papers for 13th Assembly 2016 - 2020; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT

Date

2018-10-31

Description

Deemed

Notes

Made available by the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory under Standing Order 240. Where copyright subsists with a third party it remains with the original owner and permission may be required to reuse the material.

Language

English

Subject

Tabled papers

File type

application/pdf

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License

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00042

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/304663

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/363371

Page content

24 Other factors Extent of potential harm how much harm Number of people impacted or likely to be impacted Potential for ongoing future impact is this a one off issue or will it continue in the future Number of similar complaints Unreasonable delay or disruption Potential corruption / criminal conduct Urgency, for example: o Statutory time limit for action o Potential for harm is imminent Serious / systemic issues Existence of prior investigations on similar issues has the issue already been dealt with Availability of other suitable avenues for review, investigations / actions already in progress The extent of prior interaction by the complainant with agency has the agency had a reasonable opportunity to deal with the issue Steps already taken by the agency to redress the issues. Any decision on resource allocation and priority is ultimately one for the Ombudsman acting on the information provided by complainants and agencies and the advice of Ombudsman staff.