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        PID Biannual Report | July - December 2025

        1 Jul 2026 | Report
        I am pleased to present my 6-monthly report on the operation of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act) for the period 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025. I would like to acknowledge the 191 agencies who have assisted my Office to prepare

        Australian NPM joint statement - Access to the open air in Victoria’s Prisons

        1 Jul 2026 | Joint statement
        The Victorian Government proposes to override Victoria’s Human Rights Act to limit the right of people in prisons in Victoria to access the open air.

        Media Release | Aus NPM Joint Statement Access to the open air in Victoria’s Prisons

        1 Jul 2026 | Media release
        The Victorian Government proposes to override Victoria’s Human Rights Act to limit the right of people in prisons in Victoria to access the open air.

        Submission - Inquiry into the Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026

        1 Jul 2026 | Submission
        Submission by the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee's Inquiry into the Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026.

        Surveillance Device Six Monthly Report - 1 July to 31 December 2025

        30 Jun 2026 | Report
        Report to the Department of Home Affairs on agencies’ compliance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (Cth) from Commonwealth Ombudsman inspections conducted from 1 July to 31 December 2025.

        Privacy Policy

        29 Jun 2026 | Policy
        This policy explains how the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman (including the ACT Ombudsman) (Ombudsman, Office) handles personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act).

        How to make a proactive disclosure

        24 Jun 2026 | Factsheet
        This factsheet has been developed to help agencies make a proactive disclosure to the Ombudsman where they have identified an issue of legislative non-compliance.

        How to respond to an issue of legislative non-compliance

        24 Jun 2026 | Factsheet
        This factsheet has been developed to help agencies respond to instances where policy, procedure or practice has been identified as not complying with the law.

        OPCAT 20th Anniversary Joint Statement

        22 Jun 2026 | Joint statement
        On 22 June 2026, the United Nations (UN) Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) marked 20 years since it entered into force.

        CAT, OPCAT, and Preventive Monitoring - Frequently Asked Questions

        22 Jun 2026 | Resources
        Frequently asked questions about CAT, and OPCAT; an international human rights agreements concerned with preventing anderadicating the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment orpunishment (or ‘ill treatment’).