Introduction
The annual reports review provides an opportunity for the Committee to review the exercise by oversighted agencies of their legislative functions and to discuss issues of public interest that are relevant to the Committee's functions. The agencies the Committee oversights are as follows: the NSW Ombudsman and Child Death Review Team; the Police Integrity Commission; the Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission; the Information and Privacy Commission; the NSW Crime Commission, including the Commission's Management Committee; the Inspector of the Crime Commission; and the Inspector of Custodial Services.
Terms of reference
The functions of the Joint Committee include the review of each annual report furnished to the Parliament by the agencies oversighted by the Committee. The specific functions are set out in section 31B of the Ombudsman Act, section 95 of the Police Integrity Commission Act, section 44 of the Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act, section 44A of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act, section 71 of the Crime Commission Act and section 17 of the Inspector of Custodial Services Act. Section 34J(1) of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act is also relevant to the work of the Committee.
Timeline
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Wed 24 February 2016 | Referred |
| Mon 29 February 2016 | Hearing - Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney |
| Thu 03 March 2016 | Hearing - Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney |
| Thu 12 May 2016 | Hearing - Waratah Room, Parliament House |
| Thu 23 June 2016 | FinalReport |
Hearings and transcripts
| Date | Venue details | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 29 February 2016 | Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney | View schedule | View transcript |
| Thu 03 March 2016 | Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney | View schedule | View transcript |
| Thu 12 May 2016 | Waratah Room, Parliament House | View schedule | View transcript |
Reports and government responses
Other documents
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 14 September 2016 | Correspondence | NSW Ombudsman regarding the LECC Bill (PDF, 1.47 MB) |
| Wed 15 June 2016 | Other | NSW Ombudsman - Progress report on Operation Prospect (PDF, 284.33 KB) |
| Thu 02 June 2016 | Answers to Questions on Notice | Inspector of Custodial Services - Answers to questions on notice and additional questions (PDF, 301.74 KB) |
| Thu 26 May 2016 | Correspondence | Inspector of Custodial Services clarifying evidence given on 12 May 2016 (PDF, 480.39 KB) |
| Fri 18 March 2016 | Answers to Questions on Notice | NSW Ombudsman (PDF, 848.23 KB) |
| Thu 17 March 2016 | Answers to Questions on Notice | Privacy Commissioner (PDF, 198.78 KB) |
| Wed 16 March 2016 | Answers to Questions on Notice | Police Integrity Commission (PDF, 548.69 KB) |
| Wed 02 March 2016 | Correspondence | PIC Commissioner clarifying evidence given on 29 February 2016 (PDF, 135.29 KB) |