BackIn March 2016, Western Australian Ombudsman, Chris Field, gave a presentation on The Role of the Western Australian Ombudsman at the Legal Aid WA Summer Series Civil Law Day.
The presentation considered the Ombudsman’s role in relation to:
- Investigation of complaints;
- Deaths of certain children;
- Reviews of family and domestic violence fatalities;
- Own motion investigations;
- Other functions;
- Access to justice;
- Integrity; and
- The rule of law and democracy.
Legal Aid WA is focused on providing legal solutions for high-risk, low-income clients across the whole of Western Australia. The Legal Aid WA Summer Series Conference brought together private practitioners who take grants of aid, and the community sector, notably community legal services and the Aboriginal Legal Service in Western Australia.
The Summer Series Civil Law Day featured a number of presentations from leading Australians including:
- The Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the Hon Robert French AC;
- President of the State Administrative Tribunal, Justice Jeremy Curthoys; and
- Deputy President of the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Dr Christopher Kendall.
You can view the Ombudsman Presentation HERE.
Source: Ombudsman Western Australia
