Committee Details

committee's report

The committee tabled its report on 15 July 1999.

View:   Report No. 14 – Review of the Report of the Strategic Review of the Queensland Ombudsman
View:   Government Response 

Overview

In June 1997, the Premier advised the Committee of the 48^th Parliament that a strategic review of the Ombudsman would be conducted early in the 1997/98 financial year. In accordance with s 32 of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act, the Premier provided the Committee with draft terms of reference for the review for the Committee’s comment.

The 48th Parliament dissolved for the 1998 State election prior to the former Committee resolving to conduct a review of that report.

On 6 August 1998, the LCARC of the 49th Parliament considered Professor Wiltshire’s Report of the Strategic Review of the Queensland Ombudsman, the committee resolved that it would review the report.

Specifically, the Committee resolved to undertake a review of the report to:

• evaluate the recommendations made therein;
• comment on other findings of the review where appropriate; and
• recommend any desirable changes to s 32 or to the strategic review process.