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Annual reports
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2024-25 (PDF, 14.8 MB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2023-24 (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2022-23 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2021-22 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2020-21 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Errata in Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2020-21 (PDF, 584.1 KB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2019-20 (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2018-19 (PDF, 2.0 MB)
Please visit the Libraries Tasmania website for previous editions of the Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report.
Case summaries
- Tasmania Prison Service - Winter hats for female inmates - October 2025
- Department of State Growth - The importance of procedures and good record keeping - September 2025
- Tasmania Prison Service - Review of policies relating to bullying and racial abuse - June 2025
- Local Council - Penalty and interest on overdue rates - February 2025
- Clarence City Council - Council to review barking dog complaints procedures - January 2025
- Mission Australia Housing Tasmania - Anti-social behaviour in community housing - December 2024
- Retirement Benefits Fund Board - Commutation of surviving spouse pension - November 2024
- Office of the Valuer-General - Complaint about property valuation - October 2024
Child safe commitment
- Statement: Our Commitment to Child and Youth Safety - June 2026 (PDF, 106.5 KB)
- Child Safe Policy and Guidelines - June 2026 (PDF, 336.1 KB)
- Guide to Tasmanian oversight bodies (March 2025) - web version (PDF, 961.6 KB)
- Guide to Tasmanian oversight bodies (March 2025) - print version (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- No wrong door - a child-friendly poster (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Forms
Ombudsman
- Online complaint form (opens in new tab)
- Complaint form - editable PDF (opens in new tab) (PDF, 127.8 KB)
Right to information
Investigation reports
- Investigation into the release of personal information in error by public authorities implementing decisions under the Right to Information Act 2009 - March 2026 (PDF, 290.5 KB)
- Report after investigation pursuant to section 21 of the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 - Hobart City Council - February 2025 (PDF, 11.8 MB)
- Report after Investigation pursuant to section 21 of the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 – Northern Midlands Council - October 2023 (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 - November 2020
- Investigation into delays and poor communication in relation to a complaint made to the Board of Architects of Tasmania - September 2020 (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 - October 2018 (PDF, 6.7 MB)
- Investigation under section 21 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 - November 2017 (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)
Media releases
- Statement from Tasmanian Ombudsman on Independent Review into RTI (PDF, 161.0 KB)
- Statement from Tasmanian Ombudsman on RTI Investigation Report (PDF, 184.0 KB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2024-25 (PDF, 38.9 KB)
- Ombudsman Tasmania Annual Report 2023-24 (PDF, 166.9 KB)
- 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)
For media enquiries email us at ombudsman@ombudsman.tas.gov.au.
Printable fact sheets
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) - Published 25 November 2020
- Guideline Two - Procedures for Public Bodies (PDF, 937.1 KB) - Published 25 November 2020
Model procedures
Personal information protection materials
- Ten Personal Information Protection Principles (printable fact sheet)
- Tasmanian Public Authorities
- Requirements to collect personal information for contact tracing purposes - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
- Draft guidelines - Requirements to collect personal information for contact tracing purposes (PDF, 142.2 KB) - from Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Right to Information materials
For Right to Information (RTI) materials, please visit the RTI publications page.