Annual Report 2017-2018 OmbudsmanNT
Tabled paper 934
Tabled Papers for 13th Assembly 2016 - 2020; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT
2018-10-31
Deemed
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.
English
Tabled papers
application/pdf
Copyright
See publication
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00042
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/304663
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/363371
Annual Report 2017/18 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 Ombudsmans Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Challenges that must be met ............................................................................................. 1 Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection transfer .................................................. 2 Office operations ................................................................................................................ 2 Vision, Mission, Core Values ................................................................................................... 4 Key Performance Indicators ................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 1 FOCUS AREAS ............................................................................................... 7 Police Issues ............................................................................................................................ 7 Youth justice ....................................................................................................................... 7 Body worn video ................................................................................................................. 7 Updating and ensuring the accuracy of corporate systems ............................................... 8 De-escalation and arrest as a last resort ........................................................................... 8 Aboriginal community debts .................................................................................................. 8 Essential services and financial hardship ............................................................................. 10 Crimes Victims Services Unit ................................................................................................ 10 Correctional Services ............................................................................................................ 11 CHAPTER 2 Royal Commission ...................................................................................... 12 Criminal investigations ......................................................................................................... 16 CHAPTER 3 What we do and how we do it .................................................................... 19 Dealing with approaches and complaints ............................................................................ 20 Major investigations ............................................................................................................. 20 Stakeholder & Community Engagement .............................................................................. 20 Investigations conducted in private reporting on outcomes ............................................ 21 Independence ....................................................................................................................... 22 Impartiality ........................................................................................................................... 22 Scope of powers ................................................................................................................... 23 Identifying and Prioritising issues ......................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER 4 Major Investigations ................................................................................... 25 Taser use and Management of NT Police conduct issues .................................................... 25 Implementation of Ombudsman recommendations ........................................................ 26 Little Fish Are Sweet ............................................................................................................. 29 Women in Prison II ............................................................................................................... 30 Implementation of Ombudsman recommendations ........................................................ 31 Bills, Bills, Bills ....................................................................................................................... 38 Let there be light .................................................................................................................. 42 file://///prod.main.ntgov/ntg/omb/dnh/groups/Ombudsman/01%20-%20Strategic%20Management/B%20-%20Reporting%20&%20Monitoring/00%20-%20Annual%20Report/Annual%20reports%20&%20Business%20Plans/2017-18%20Annual%20Report/2017-18%20Annual%20Report%20draft%20v5.docx%23_Toc525888435