LLB230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Parliamentary Privilege, Government Executive, Productivity Commission
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Introduction of ombudsman in australia after kerr and bland reports: nsw 1975, commonwealth 1976, ombudsman act 1976 (cth) An office provided for by the constitution or by action of the legislature or. Function to investigate complaints from members of the public about government administrative action, and to conduct ombudsman-initiated enquiries into administrative problems. To protect people against violation of rights, abuse of powers etc. An impartial organisation that receives and resolves complaints, and conducts inquires into individual and systemic cases based on those complaints. Making government action more open and its administration more accountable to the public. It is (cid:374)ot a re(cid:448)ie(cid:449) of the de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) . Types and jurisdiction: commonwealth ombudsman, deals with commonwealth departments, executive and statutory authorities s 5, some non-government bodies that provide goods and services to the public under a contract with the government s 3(4b)
