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Commentary on Ombudsman function and related issues

2000–present
1990–1999
1980–1989
1970–1979
1960–1969

2000–present

Barbour, B, ‘The Ombudsman and the Rule of Law’ (2005) 44 AIAL Forum, 17

Barbour B, ‘What are the Essential Features of an Ombudsman?’ in Creyke R & McMillan J (eds) Administrative Law: the Essentails (AIAL 2002)

Del Villar, K, ‘Who guards the guardians? Recent developments concerning the jurisdiction and accountability of ombudsman’, (2003) AIAL Forum 25

Groves, M, ‘Ombudsmen’s Jurisdiction in Prisons’ (2002) 28 Monash University Law Review 181

Petre, C, ‘The Future of the Relationship Between Parliamentary Ombudsman and Industry Ombudsman’ (2003) AIAL Forum 63

Reif, LC, ‘Building Democratic Institutions: The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in Good Governance and Human Rights Protection’ (2000) 13 Harvard Human Rights Journal 8

Stuhmcke A, ‘The Commonwealth Ombudsman: Twenty Five Years on and No Longer Alone’ (2003) AIAL Forum 54

Stuhmcke, A, ‘The rise of the Australian Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’ (2002) 26 Telecommunications Policy 69

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1990–1999

Burton, G, ‘A Banking Ombudsman for Australia’ (1990) 1 Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice 29

Coates, J, ‘Parliamentary review of the Ombudsman’ (1991) 66 Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration 149

Everett, D, ‘Australian Banking Industry Ombudsman’ (1990) 5(10) Banking Law Bulletin 213

James, R, Private Ombudsman and Public Law (1997) Dartmouth

McAllon, P, ‘When the business of business is government: the role of the Commonwealth Ombudsman and administrative law in a corporatised and privatised environment’ (1999) 23 AIAL Forum 31

Miller, R, ‘Joint Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman’ (1991) 59 The Table 46

Pidgeon, S, ‘The Ombudsman and the Protection of Individual Rights’ in Administrative Law: Does the Public Benefit? McMillan J (ed) Canberra 1992, 75

Rose, A, ‘The Role of Administrative Review Bodies’ (1999) 58(1) Australian Journal of Public Administration, 65

‘Senate Committee compares Parliamentary reports on Ombudsman's Offices in Australia, Quebec’ (1992) 11(11) House Magazine 5

Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration, Review of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman AGPS, Canberra, December 1991

Smith, A, ‘Why ombudsman are better than lawyers’ (1999) 26(11) Brief 42

Stein, P, ‘Can review bodies lead to better decision-making? Part 1’ (1991) 66 Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration 118

Stuhmcke, A, ‘Privatising administrative law: the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme’ (1998) 6 AJAL 15

Stuhmcke, A, ‘The Role of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’ (1998) 21 UNSWLJ 807-834

Tracey, D, ‘The Council’s Multicultural Australia Project: A new role for the Commonwealth Ombudsman’ (1991) 29 Admin Review 34

Twenty years of the Commonwealth Ombudsman 1977-1997, Commonwealth Ombudsman's Office, Canberra, June 1997

Weerasooria, WS, ‘The Australian Banking Ombudsman scheme–recent developments’ (1992) 2 Australian Journal of Corporate Law 225

Wentworth, E, ‘Australian Banking Ombudsman: consideration of Family Court matters’ (1997) 38 Victorian Family Lawyer 26

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1980–1989

‘Appointment of new Ombudsman’ (1986) 8 Admin Review 119

ARC 22: ‘The Relationship between the Ombudsman and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal’, (1985)

Bakewell, R D, ‘The Ombudsman and politics’, (1986) 45 AJPA 47

Bradley, A W, ‘The role of the Ombudsman in relation to the protection of citizens' rights’ (1980) 39 Cambridge Law Journal 304

Evans, R, ‘Ombudsman under fire’ (1996) 31 Australian Lawyer 8

Gwyn, W B, ‘The Ombudsman in Britain: a qualified success in government reform’ (1982) 60 Public Administration 177

Jones, M, ‘The local ombudsmen and judicial review’ [1988] Public Law 608

Katz, L, ‘The Commonwealth Ombudsman's power to compel testimonial activity for the purpose of an investigation’ (1980) 11 Federal Law Review 321

Kramer, L, ‘The Ombudsman’s Jurisdiction in Professional and Academic Matters – Some Comments’ (1985) 12 Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration 257

Morris, PE, ‘The Banking Ombudsman-1’ (1987) Journal of Business Law 131

Mowbray, A, ‘The Parliamentary Commission and administrative guidance’ [1987] Public Law 570

Newcity, M, ‘Ombudsman heal thyself’ (1984) 9 Legal Services Bulletin 175

Richardson, JE, 'The Australian Commonwealth Ombudsman: State of the Institution' , International Ombudsman Institute Conference paper, Canberra, 1984.

Richardson, JE and Sainsbury, K, ‘The Commonwealth Ombudsman and the Australian Taxation Office’ (1985) 20 Taxation in Australia 299

Selby, H, ‘Ombudsman Inc: a bullish stock with a bare performance’ (1989) 58 Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration 174

Stark, G, ‘Establishment of a non-governmental national banking ombudsman system’ (1989) 63(7) Australian Law Journal 454

The Ombudsman through the Looking Glass, Proceedings of a Seminar at the Law School The Australia National University, 7 September 1985

Woldring, RL, ‘Local government and the New South Wales Ombudsman: a case study’ (1981) 40 AJPA 128

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1970–1979

Bentil, JK, ‘Concept of "administrative action" and the ombudsman’, (1976) Australian Current Law

Collins, B, ‘Ombudsmen – Knights or Knaves?’, (1979) 4(4) Legal Service Bulletin 130

Danet, B, ‘Toward a Method to Evaluate the Ombudsman Role’ (1978) 10(3) Administration and Society 335

Maher, LW, ‘Complaining to the Ombudsman’ (1976) 2(1) Legal Services Bulletin 11

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1960–1969

Caiden, NJ, ‘The Ombudsman and the Rights of the Citizen’ (1964) Australian Quarterly

Sawer G, Ombudsmen, 2nd ed, Melbourne University Press, 1968

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