Speeches and presentations
These speeches were presented by the current Ombudsman, Professor John McMillan or staff of the Ombudsman's office.
2010
- May 2010 - Administrative law evolution: independent complaint and review agencies
Prof. John McMillan and Mr Ian Carnell, Published in (2010) 59 Admin Review, a publication of the Administrative Review Council - 10 March 2010 - How Ombudsmen review and influence public administration
Paper delivered to the International Intelligence Review Agencies Conference Sydney, by Prof. John McMillan
2009
- 2-5 November 2009 - The Ombudsman's role in human rights protection - an Australian perspective
Paper to the 11th Asian Ombudsman Association Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. By Prof. John McMillan - 23 September 2009 - What’s New in Complaint Handling?
Opening Address by Prof. John McMillan at the Commonwealth Ombudsman 2009 Bi-Annual Conference, ‘Good > Better > Best ... Changes in Public Integrity’ - 16 September 2009 - Can administrative law foster good administration?
Paper delivered by Prof. John McMillan to the Council of Australian Tribunals, NSW Chapter Sydney - 7 August 2009 - Future Directions 2009 - The Ombudsman
Presentation to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law (AIAL) National Administrative Law Forum, Canberra - 7 July 2009 - Review of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
Paper to the Australia-New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation Conference, Canberra. By Prof. John McMillan - 26 June 2009 - FOI and privacy reform
Presentation by Prof. John McMillan to a joint seminar of the Commonwealth FOI Practitioners’ Forum and the Privacy Contact Officer Network
2008
- 8 August 2008 - Ten challenges for administrative justice
Presentation by Prof. John Mcmillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman, to the 2008 AIAL National Administrative Law Forum, Melbourne - 22 April 2008 - What's in a name? Use of the term 'Ombudsman'
Presentation by Prof. John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman, to the Australian and New Zealand Ombudsman Association, Melbourne - 26-27 May 2008 - Introduction to anti-corruption law and policy in Australia
Address by John McMillan to an Anti-Corruption Seminar, China-Australia Human Rights Technical Cooperation Program, Tianjin, China - 27 March 2008 - The expanding Ombudsman role: What fits? What doesn't?
Presentation by Prof. John McMillan to Australia Pacific Ombudsman Region meeting in Melbourne - 12 February 2008 - Opening of the Alice Springs office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
Opening remarks by Prof. John McMillan at the opening of the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s Alice Springs office, 12 February 2008
2007
- August 2007 - Natural justice: too much, too little or just right?
Paper delivered to Australian Institute of Administrative Law National Forum 2007 by the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan - 27 November 2007 - Designing an effective FOI oversight body - Ombudsman or independent Commissioner?
Prof. John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman - Paper to the 5th International Conference of Information Commissioners Wellington, New Zealand - 9 August 2007 - Thirty Years of Complaint Handling - What have we learnt?
Presentation opening the 30th anniversary seminar of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, August 2007 - 6 August 2007 - Lessons for Public Administration: the Ombudsman Investigation of Referred Immigration Cases
Presentation by Prof John McMillan, Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman, to an Institute of Public Administration Australia seminar, Canberra, 6 August 2007 - 12 May 2007 - Accountability of government
Text of keynote address by Prof. John McMillan at the AboveBoard Accountability Forum, at the Australian National University, Canberra, 12 May 2007 - 23 April 2007 - Automated assistance to administrative decision-making: Launch of the better practice guide
Address by Professor John McMillan to a luncheon seminar of the Institute of Public Administration of Australia Canberra, 23 April 2007
2006
- 8 November 2006 - Fighting corruption while safeguarding human rights
Text of address by Prof. John McMillan to United Nations High Commission on Human Rights Conference, ‘Anti-Corruption Measures, Good Governance and Human Rights’, Poland, 8 - 9 November 2006 - October 2006 - The FOI landscape after McKinnon
Text of an address by Prof. John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman, to a seminar of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law, Canberra, October 2006 - 21 July 2006 - The role of the Ombudsman in protecting human rights
Address by Prof John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman, to conference on ‘Legislatures and the Protection of Human Rights’, University of Melbourne, Faculty of Law - 10 July 2006 - Launch of Postal Industry Ombudsman
Address by Professor John McMillan, Commonwealth and Postal Industry Ombudsman - 15 June 2006 - Open Government - Reality or Rhetoric?
Notes of a talk by Professor John McMillan to an IPAA seminar, Canberra - April 2006 - Administrative Tribunals in Australia - Future Directions
Paper delivered by Professor John McMillan to the International Tribunals Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra - 28 February 2006 - Opening statement to workshop on complaint handling in Australian airports
Address by Professor John McMillan to workshop on complaint handling in Australian airports
2005
- 9 December 2005 - Chaos or coherence? Strengths, opportunities and challenges for Australia’s integrity systems
Address by Professor John McMillan on the launch of the National Integrity Systems Assessment (NISA) report at Parliament House, Sydney - 30 November 2005 - Freedom of information and whistleblower legislation: an Australian perspective
Address by Professor John McMillan to the 9th Asian Ombudsman Association Conference, Hong Kong - 25 October 2005 - The Ombudsman, immigration and beyond
Prof. John McMillan, Canberra, IPAA - 12 July 2005 - Conferring of Degrees - ANU Law School
Professor John McMillan, address to graduating students - 1 July 2005 - Future Directions: the Ombudsman
Address by Professor John McMillan to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law National Administrative Law Forum, Canberra - 9 June 2005 - Whistling while they work: enhancing the theory and practice of internal witness management in the APS
Dr AJ Brown, Griffith Law School, overview to National Research Project Workshop, Canberra - June 2005 - Resolving military grievances
Professor John McMillan, opinion piece - 14 April 2005 - The Ombudsman and Parliament working together
Address by Professor John McMillan to State and Commonwealth Parliamentarians, Parliament House, Hobart.
2004
- 5-6 November 2004 - The Ombudsman and the rule of law
Professor John McMillan, address to the Public Law Weekend, Canberra - 22 and 25 June 2004 - Key Features and Strengths of the Ombudsman Model
Professor John McMillan, Keynote address to Indonesian Ombudsman Commission training seminars - 2 June 2004 - Opening of the ACT and Commonwealth Ombudsman Shopfront
Professor John McMillan, Opening ceremony speech - 16 April 2004 - Towards Community Ownership of the Tax System: the Taxation Ombudsman’s Perspective
Special Tax Adviser, Philip Moss, Address to Sixth International Conference on Tax Administration: Challenges of Globalising Tax Systems, Sydney
2003
- 16 October 2003 - The Australian Taxation Office: One Agency - Two Watchdogs
Special Tax Adviser, Philip Moss, Address to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law - 4 July 2003 - Future Directions in Australian Administrative Law
Professor John McMillan, Address to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law Conference, Canberra - 25 June 2003 - Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards; the Ombudsman's Role
Professor John McMillan, Address to the Australian Public Service Commission lunchtime seminar, Sydney - 14 April 2003 - How much is too much? Judicial Review of the work of Administrative Tribunals
Professor John McMillan, Address to the Commonwealth Law Conference. Melbourne