Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission

The Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission is a current statutory committee of the NSW Parliament.

The Committee’s functions relate to the following agencies:

NSW Ombudsman (including the Child Death Review Team)
Law Enforcement Conduct Commission
NSW Crime Commission (including the Commission’s Management Committee)
Information Commissioner
Privacy Commissioner
Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission
Inspector of Custodial Services
NSW Public Service Commissioner

The Committee reviews and reports to Parliament on the performance of these agencies and on their annual and other reports. The Committee’s functions can be found in various legislation, for example, the Ombudsman Act 1974, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 and the Crime Commission Act 2012.

The Committee cannot investigate or reconsider the agencies’ decisions or recommendations about specific complaints or investigations.

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Chair:		Donato, Philip (IND, LA Member)
Deputy Chair:		Murphy, Cameron (ALP, LC Member)
Members:		Higginson, Sue (GRNS, LC Member)
		McKeown, Karen (ALP, LA Member)
		Merton, Rachel (LIB, LC Member)
		Taylor, Mark (LIB, LA Member)
		Vo, Tri (ALP, LA Member)

Referred	Inquiry
07/09/2023	2023 review of annual and other reports of oversighted bodies

Referred	Inquiry
20/12/2021	2022 review of annual and other reports of oversighted bodies
24/03/2021	2021 review of annual and other reports of oversighted bodies
14/11/2019	2020 Review of the Annual Reports of Oversighted Bodies
14/02/2018	2018 Review of the Annual Reports of Oversighted Bodies
06/04/2017	2017 Review of the Annual Reports of Oversighted Bodies
01/06/2016	Review of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994
24/02/2016	2016 Review of the Annual Reports of Oversighted Bodies
17/02/2014	2014 General Meetings
22/11/2012	First General Meeting with the NSW Crime Commission
31/10/2012	Second General Meeting with the Information and Privacy Commission
26/10/2012	Fourteenth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission
26/10/2012	Second General Meeting with the Convenor of the Child Death Review Team
26/10/2012	Thirteenth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
24/10/2012	Performance Measures and Accountability of Oversight Agencies
24/10/2012	Use of Anti-Personnel Spray and Batons by Police Integrity Commission Officers
15/10/2012	Eighteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
01/02/2012	Twelfth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
31/10/2011	Thirteenth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission
28/10/2011	First General Meeting with the Information and Privacy Commission
26/10/2011	Seventeenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman and First General Meeting with the Convenor of the Child Death Review Team
10/08/2010	Eleventh General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
20/05/2010	Improper associations in the NSW Police Force
30/11/2009	Twelfth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission
30/11/2009	Sixteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
26/10/2009	Tenth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
03/09/2009	Procedures for examining complaints against the Police Integrity Commission
26/03/2009	Eleventh General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission
26/03/2009	Fifteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
27/06/2008	Ninth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
11/03/2008	Early Intervention Systems in the NSW Police Force
03/07/2007	Statutory Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993
28/06/2007	Fourteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
28/06/2007	Eighth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
28/06/2007	Tenth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission
29/03/2006	Ten year review of the police oversight system in New South Wales
29/03/2006	Scrutiny of NSW Police counter-terrorism and other powers
12/10/2005	Ninth General Meeting with Police Integrity Commission
12/10/2005	Thirteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
31/08/2005	Seventh General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
07/07/2005	Stakeholder review of the Community Services jurisdiction
25/05/2005	The results of the Qualitative and Strategic Audit of the Reform Process (QSARP)
01/11/2004	Eighth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission
01/11/2004	Twelfth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
25/06/2004	Sixth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
25/02/2004	s.10(5) of the Police Integrity Commission Act 1996 Inquiry
25/02/2004	Police Integrity Commission's jurisdiction to oversight the Protective Security Group Inquiry
04/12/2003	Seventh General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission
04/12/2003	Eleventh General Meeting with the New South Wales Ombudsman
18/09/2003	Fifth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
25/11/1999	Follow-up on the Review of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsman Act 1974
05/11/1999	Fourth General Meeting with the Commissioner of the Police Integrity Commission
03/11/1999	Eighth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
13/05/1999	Access to Information
13/05/1999	General Matters
13/05/1999	Trends in Police Corruption
13/05/1999	Sixth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commissioner
13/05/1999	Tenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
13/05/1999	Inquiry into the Jurisdiction and Operation of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
09/07/1998	Third General Meeting with the Commissioner of the Police Integrity Commission
11/06/1998	Second General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
11/06/1998	Matters arising from meetings with Ombudsman, PIC Commissioner and PIC Inspector
01/01/1998	Review of the Ombudsman and PIC Reports
10/12/1997	Second General Meeting with the Commissioner of the Police Integrity Commission
10/12/1997	Sixth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
01/01/1997	Review of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsman Act 1974
16/04/1996	Review of the Protected Disclosures Act 1994
01/01/1996	Overseas Research Trip October 1996
09/10/1995	Third General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman
24/06/1994	Second General Meeting with the New South Wales Ombudsman
25/03/1993	General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman - December 1993
23/02/1993	Access and Awareness: Inquiry into the level of understanding of the role of the Ombudsman and access to his office
08/04/1992	Adequacy of Funds and Resources available to the Ombudsman
16/07/1991	The Role of the Office of the Ombudsman in Investigating Complaints against Police

Inquiry/Report	Tabled Date	Government Response
	2022 review of annual and other reports of oversighted bodies	2022-12-01
01/12/2022	Report - 2022 review of the annual and other reports of oversighted agencies	01/12/2022	Due 01/06/2023
	2021 review of annual and other reports of oversighted bodies	2021-10-18
18/10/2021	2021 review of the annual and other reports of oversighted agencies	18/10/2021
	2020 Review of the Annual Reports of Oversighted Bodies	2021-02-03
03/02/2021	Government response - 2020 Review of the annual reports of oversighted bodies	03/02/2021
04/08/2020	Report - 2020 review of the annual reports of oversight bodies	04/08/2020
	2018 Review of the Annual Reports of Oversighted Bodies	2019-01-24
24/01/2019	Government response - 2018 review of oversighted bodies annual reports	24/01/2019
23/08/2018	Report 2018 review of annual reports of oversighted bodies	23/08/2018
	Review of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994	2018-04-19
19/04/2018	Government response to the Committee report	19/04/2018
23/10/2017	Report - Review of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994	23/10/2017	19/04/2018
	2017 Review of the Annual Reports of Oversighted Bodies	2017-10-23
23/10/2017	Report 2017 review of annual reports of oversighted bodies	23/10/2017
	2016 Review of the Annual Reports of Oversighted Bodies	2016-06-23
23/06/2016	Final Report - 2016 review of annual reports of oversighted agencies	23/06/2016
	2014 General Meetings	2014-08-18
18/08/2014	2014 General Meetings - report 8 55	18/08/2014
	Fourteenth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	2014-04-10
10/04/2014	Government response - Report 7 55 of the Committee	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Media release General Meetings Report - October 20	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Findings and Recommendations	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Final Report General Meetings 2013	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Executive Summary	17/10/2013	10/04/2014
	First General Meeting with the NSW Crime Commission	2014-04-10
10/04/2014	Government response - Report 7 55 of the Committee	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Findings and Recommendations	17/10/2013	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Final Report General Meetings 2013	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Media release General Meetings Report - October 20	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Executive Summary	17/10/2013
	Second General Meeting with the Convenor of the Child Death Review Team	2014-04-10
10/04/2014	Government response - Report 7 55 of the Committee	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Media release General Meetings Report - October 20	17/10/2013	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Executive Summary	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Findings and Recommendations	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Final Report General Meetings 2013	17/10/2013
	Thirteenth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2014-04-10
10/04/2014	Government response - Report 7 55 of the Committee	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Findings and Recommendations	17/10/2013	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Final Report General Meetings 2013	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Media release General Meetings Report - October 20	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Executive Summary	17/10/2013
	Second General Meeting with the Information and Privacy Commission	2014-04-10
10/04/2014	Government response - Report 7 55 of the Committee	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Executive Summary	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Findings and Recommendations	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Media release General Meetings Report - October 20	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Final Report General Meetings 2013	17/10/2013	10/04/2014
	Eighteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	2014-04-10
10/04/2014	Government response - Report 7 55 of the Committee	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Findings and Recommendations	17/10/2013	10/04/2014
17/10/2013	Final Report General Meetings 2013	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Executive Summary	17/10/2013
17/10/2013	Media release General Meetings Report - October 20	17/10/2013
	Use of Anti-Personnel Spray and Batons by Police Integrity Commission Officers	2013-05-01
01/05/2013	Government Response	01/05/2013
19/12/2012	Report on the Use of Anti-Personnel Spray and Bato	19/12/2012	01/05/2013
	First General Meeting with the Information and Privacy Commission	2012-12-12
12/12/2012	Report on the first General Meeting with the Priva	12/12/2012
	Seventeenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman and First General Meeting with the Convenor of the Child Death Review Team	2012-12-12
12/12/2012	Report on the first meeting with the Ombudsman in	12/12/2012
12/12/2012	Report on the Seventeenth General Meeting with the	12/12/2012
	Twelfth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2012-12-12
12/12/2012	Report on the twelfth General Meeting with the Ins	12/12/2012
	Thirteenth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	2012-12-12
12/12/2012	Report on the 13th General Meeting with the Police	12/12/2012
	Eleventh General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2010-11-25
25/11/2010	Report on 11th GM with PIC Inspector	25/11/2010
	Improper associations in the NSW Police Force	2010-11-11
11/11/2010	Report recommendations	11/11/2010
11/11/2010	Report on Improper Associations in the NSW Police	11/11/2010
	Sixteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	2010-10-06
06/10/2010	Govt response re legal professional privilege	06/10/2010
22/04/2010	Report on 16th Gnrl Mtg with Ombudsman	22/04/2010	06/10/2010
	Procedures for examining complaints against the Police Integrity Commission	2010-04-22
22/04/2010	Report on complaint handling inquiry	22/04/2010
	Twelfth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	2010-03-18
18/03/2010	Report on 12th General Mtg with PIC	18/03/2010
	Tenth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2010-03-18
18/03/2010	Report on10th General Mtg with PIC Inspector	18/03/2010
	Eleventh General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	2009-09-08
08/09/2009	Report of 11th General Meeting with PIC	08/09/2009
	Fifteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	2009-09-08
08/09/2009	Report of 15th General Meeting with NSW Ombudsman	08/09/2009
	Ninth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2009-03-31
31/03/2009	Report on 9th Gen Mtg PIC Inspector	31/03/2009
	Early Intervention Systems in the NSW Police Force	2009-03-31
31/03/2009	Report on EIS Inquiry	31/03/2009
	Statutory Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993	2008-06-24
24/06/2008	Statutory Review of CS-CRAMA	24/06/2008
	Fourteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	2008-06-24
24/06/2008	Report on 14th General Meeting with NSW Ombudsman	24/06/2008
	Tenth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	2008-06-24
24/06/2008	Report on 10th General Meeting with PIC	24/06/2008
	Eighth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2008-03-04
04/03/2008	Report of 8th GM with PIC Inspector	04/03/2008
	Ten year review of the police oversight system in New South Wales	2006-11-21
21/11/2006	10 Year Review of Police Oversight NSW	21/11/2006
	Scrutiny of NSW Police counter-terrorism and other powers	2006-11-21
21/11/2006	Scrutiny of NSW Police Counter-Terrorism and Other	21/11/2006
	s.10(5) of the Police Integrity Commission Act 1996 Inquiry	2006-11-21
21/11/2006	Phase 2 of an Inquiry into s10(5) PIC Act	21/11/2006
22/03/2005	Interim Committee Report 22 March 2005 - s10(5) of	22/03/2005
	Stakeholder review of the Community Services jurisdiction	2006-10-26
26/10/2006	Stakeholder Review of Community Services Merger Re	26/10/2006
	The results of the Qualitative and Strategic Audit of the Reform Process (QSARP)	2006-10-26
26/10/2006	Inquiry into Results of QSARP Report	26/10/2006
	Ninth General Meeting with Police Integrity Commission	2006-05-02
02/05/2006	9th GM with the PIC FINAL Report	02/05/2006
	Thirteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	2006-05-02
02/05/2006	13th GM NSW Ombudsman Final Report	02/05/2006
	Seventh General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2005-10-12
12/10/2005	Report of 7th General Meeting with PIC Inspector	12/10/2005
	Eighth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	2005-03-22
22/03/2005	Final Committee Report 22 March 2005 - Inquiry int	22/03/2005
	Police Integrity Commission's jurisdiction to oversight the Protective Security Group Inquiry	2005-03-22
22/03/2005	Interim Report on PSG Inquiry	22/03/2005
	Twelfth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	2005-03-22
22/03/2005	Final Committee Report 22 March 2005 - Inquiry int	22/03/2005
	Sixth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2004-09-23
23/09/2004	Sixth General Meeting with the Inspector of the PIC September 2004	23/09/2004
31/08/2004	Annual Committee Report 31 August 2004 - Inquiry i	31/08/2004
	Seventh General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission	2003-12-04
04/12/2003	Final Committee Report 04 December 2003 - Inquiry	04/12/2003
	Eleventh General Meeting with the New South Wales Ombudsman	2003-12-04
04/12/2003	Final Committee Report 04 December 2003 - Inquiry	04/12/2003
	Fifth General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	2003-09-18
18/09/2003	Final Committee Report 18 September 2003 - Inquiry	18/09/2003
01/09/2003	Annual Committee Report 01 September 2003 - Inquir	01/09/2003
01/06/2003	Final Committee Report 01 June 2003 - Inquiry into	01/06/2003
	Access to Information	2002-12-20
20/12/2002	Appendix 3	20/12/2002
20/12/2002	Access to Information Dec 02	20/12/2002
	Inquiry into the Jurisdiction and Operation of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal	2002-11-20
20/11/2002	Committee Report 01 November 2002 - Inquiry into t	20/11/2002
27/03/2001	Discussion Paper 01 March 2001 - Inquiry into the	27/03/2001
	Trends in Police Corruption	2002-11-12
12/11/2002	Research Report on Trends in Police Corruption	12/11/2002
12/11/2002	Appendices to Research Report on Trends in Police	12/11/2002
	Tenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	2002-08-27
27/08/2002	Committee Report 27 June 2002 - Inquiry into Tenth	27/08/2002
	Sixth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commissioner	2002-06-25
25/06/2002	6th PIC GM Appendix 3 - 4 Corners report	25/06/2002
25/06/2002	6th PIC GM	25/06/2002
	General Matters	2001-02-14
14/02/2001	Committee Report 01 February 2001 - Inquiry into G	14/02/2001
14/02/2001	Committee Report 01 February 2001 - Inquiry into G	14/02/2001
01/02/2001	Committee Report 01 February 2001 - Inquiry into G	01/02/2001
29/08/2000	Committee Report 01 August 2000 - Inquiry into Gen	29/08/2000
29/08/2000	Report of 2nd Review of Protected Disclosures Act	29/08/2000
04/04/2000	Committee Report 01 December 1999 - Inquiry into G	04/04/2000
17/12/1999	Committee Report 01 December 1999 - Inquiry into G	17/12/1999
	Follow-up on the Review of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsman Act 1974	2000-08-17
17/08/2000	Follow-up on the Review of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsman Act 1974	17/08/2000
	Eighth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	1999-12-17
17/12/1999	Eighth General Meeting with NSW Ombudsman - December 1999	17/12/1999
	Fourth General Meeting with the Commissioner of the Police Integrity Commission	1999-12-17
17/12/1999	Fourth General Meeting with the Commissioner of the PIC	17/12/1999
	Review of the Ombudsman and PIC Reports	1998-11-25
25/11/1998	Review of Ombudsman and PIC Reports - November 1998	25/11/1998
	Second General Meeting with the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission	1998-08-25
25/08/1998	Second General Meeting with the Inspector of the PIC - August 1998	25/08/1998
	Third General Meeting with the Commissioner of the Police Integrity Commission	1998-08-25
25/08/1998	Third General Meeting with the Commissioner of the PIC	25/08/1998
	Matters arising from meetings with Ombudsman, PIC Commissioner and PIC Inspector	1998-08-25
25/08/1998	Report on Matters	25/08/1998
	Second General Meeting with the Commissioner of the Police Integrity Commission	1998-05-05
05/05/1998	Second General Meeting with the Commissioner of the PIC	05/05/1998
	Sixth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	1998-05-05
05/05/1998	Sixth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman - May 1998	05/05/1998
	Review of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsman Act 1974	1998-04-01
01/04/1998	Review of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsman Act 1974	01/04/1998
	Overseas Research Trip October 1996	1997-04-08
08/04/1997	Overseas Research Trip - October 1996	08/04/1997
	Review of the Protected Disclosures Act 1994	1996-09-26
26/09/1996	Review of the Protected Disclosures Act 1994	26/09/1996
	Third General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	1996-04-16
16/04/1996	Third General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman - 9 October 1995	16/04/1996
	Access and Awareness: Inquiry into the level of understanding of the role of the Ombudsman and access to his office	1994-09-01
01/09/1994	Access and Awareness	01/09/1994
	Second General Meeting with the New South Wales Ombudsman	1994-06-23
23/06/1994	Second General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman Collation of Evidence - November 1994	23/06/1994
	General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman - December 1993	1993-12-14
14/12/1993	Collation of Evidence - General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman	14/12/1993
	Adequacy of Funds and Resources available to the Ombudsman	1993-09-14
14/09/1993	Inquiry into adequacy of funds and resources - Companion Volume	14/09/1993
09/09/1993	Adequacy of resources available to the Ombudsman	09/09/1993
	The Role of the Office of the Ombudsman in Investigating Complaints against Police	1992-04-30
30/04/1992	Role of Ombudsman in Investigating Complaints against Police	30/04/1992

Extracts from Votes and Proceedings No. 12, Thursday 22 June 2023

16 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

Mr Ron Hoenig moved, by leave,

That the following motions for the establishment of Parliamentary committees and the appointment of members be agreed to:

(5) Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission

That:

1. In accordance with section 31C of the Ombudsman Act 1974, the following members of the Legislative Assembly be appointed to serve on the Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission: Mr Phil Donato, Ms Karen McKeown, Mr Tri Vo, and Mr Mark Taylor.

2. The Committee have leave to make visits of inspection within the State of New South Wales and other states and territories of Australia.

3. A message be sent acquainting the Legislative Council with the resolution and requesting the Legislative Council appoint three of its members to serve on the Committee.

Question put and passed.

Extracts from Minutes of Proceedings No. 15, Thursday 29 June 2023

22 JOINT COMMITTEES

Ms Sharpe moved, by leave and without notice:

That Government business orders of the day nos 5 to 9 and 11 to 12 on the Notice Paper relating to the appointment of joint statutory and joint standing committees be considered in globo.

Ms Sharpe then moved:

(4) Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission

1. That under section 31A of the Ombudsman Act 1974, a joint committee known as the Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission be appointed.

2. That under section 31C(1)(a) of the Act, Ms Higginson, Ms Merton and Mr Murphy be appointed to serve on the committee as members of the Legislative Council.

Question put and passed.

Extracts from LA Votes and Proceedings (22 June 2023) and LC Minutes (29 June 2023) - OmboLECC

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