- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2022/2023 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2021/2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2020/2021 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Errata in Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2020/2021 (PDF, 584.1 KB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2019/2020 (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2018/2019 (PDF, 2.0 MB)
Publications
Media enquiries to Natalie Geard - 0407 862 135 or contact@nataliegeard.com
Department of Communities, Housing Tasmania - vacation maintenance costs
Department of Education - Complaints Policy omission
Tasmanian Prison Service - Placement of women at risk of self-harm in male prison facilities
Department of State Growth - Poor recruitment and selection process
TasRail - Sounding of train horn through residential areas
Tasmanian Prison System - Delays to receipt of privileged mail by inmates
Investigation Reports
- Report after Investigation pursuant to section 21 of the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 – Northern Midlands Council (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Investigation into a public interest disclosure about the Department of Health and Tasmanian Health Service's management of workers compensation claims (PDF, 7.0 MB)
- Investigation into delays and poor communication in relation to a complaint made to the Board of Architects of Tasmania (PDF, 3.2 MB)
- Investigation into a public interest disclosure concerning the sale of a property by the Meander Valley Council to recover unpaid rates – 16 October 2018 (PDF, 6.7 MB)
- Investigation under s21 of the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 - Mrs A, Mr B and Mrs C and Glamorgan Spring Bay Council - April 2018 (PDF, 902.8 KB)
- Investigation into the strip searching procedures for women at the Hobart Reception Prison (PDF, 483.4 KB)
- Report into Investigation under section 21 of the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 June 2017 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Investigation into the unlawful detention of a young person March 2014 (PDF, 288.4 KB)
- Pharmaceutical Services Branch Report March 2013 (PDF, 320.0 KB)
- Investigation into a complaint about the conduct of kinship assessments (and related matters) by Child and Family Services March 2013 (PDF, 464.4 KB)
- Report into the Tamar unit, Risdon Prison Complex June 2010 (PDF, 2.3 MB)
Public Interest Disclosure materials
Printable Fact Sheets
Blowing the whistle in Tasmania
Reprisal for blowing the whistle in Tasmania
Receiving, assessing and investigating a disclosure
Guidelines
Guideline One - Serious or Significant Improper Conduct (PDF, 653.0 KB)
Guideline Two - Procedures for Public Bodies (PDF, 937.1 KB)
Model Procedures
Public Interest Disclosure Model Procedures (DOCX, 838.5 KB)
Media releases
Statement from Ombudsman Tasmania in response to s18 notice, Commission of Inquiry (PDF, 53.1 KB)
Community call for expressions of interest for Prison Official Visitor roles (PDF, 82.0 KB)
Community call for expressions of interest for Mental Health Official Visitor roles (PDF, 71.0 KB)