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Public Hearing

As part of its oversight responsibility of the Queensland Ombudsman, the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 at Parliament House, Brisbane. The hearing was broadcast live on the web.

Other Information

The Queensland Ombudsman's Annual Report for 2010-11 is available here.

Overview

The Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee has oversight responsibility of the Queensland Ombudsman.

Pursuant to the Ombudsman Act 2001, the Committee's function is to:

• monitor and review the performance by the Ombudsman of its functions;
• report to the Assembly on any matter concerning the Ombudsman, its functions or the performance of its functions that the Committee considers should be drawn to the Assembly's attention;
• examine each annual report tabled in the Assembly under the Act and, if appropriate, to comment on any aspect of the report;
• report to the Assembly any changes to the functions, structures and procedures of the office of the Ombudsman the Committee considers desirable for the more effective operation of the Act.

More information on the Queensland Ombudsman can be found on their website at www.ombudsman.qld.gov.au

Report

On 2 August 2012, the Committee tabled its Report No. 6, Oversight of the Office of the Queensland Ombudsman. A copy of the report is available here or can be accessed at Related Publications.

As the Committee made a single recommendation for the Legislative Assembly to note the Report, there is no requirement for the Government to table a response.