Wellington 2012 - Conference Papers

Conference Papers

• Overview (400,0 KiB)
• 01. Plenary Session I: Helen Clark – Challenges and opportunities for strengthening integrity of institutions and the relationship with the work of the Ombudsman (237,7 KiB)
• 02. Plenary Session I: Prof. Alasdair Roberts – Transparency in troubled times (176,7 KiB)
• 03. Plenary Session I: Michelle Bachelet – The The position of women’s rights –how can the Ombudsman contribute towards changes needed in making women’s rights a lived reality in public policy and administration (210,8 KiB)
• 04. Plenary Session II: Dr. Richard Kirkham – The Ombudsman enterprise and administrative justice (284,3 KiB)
• 05. Plenary Session II: Prof. Anita Stuhmke – Discretion, direction and the Ombudsman: To steer the ship or to choose the ship? (850,6 KiB)
• 06. Plenary Session II: Prof. Philip Joseph – Parallel universe: Ombudsman and courts (1,2 MiB)
• 07. Working Session A: John T. Wood – Can we deliver more with less? (318,0 KiB)
• 08. Working Session A: Nicola Williams – Lessons from small states (4,6 MiB)
• 09. Working Session A: Dwight L. Bishop – Effective Ombudsman services delivery (161,0 KiB)
• 10. Working Session A: Dr. Jane Martin – Austerity, public policy and politics – implications for fettering the discretion of the Ombudsman to investigate complaints (640,2 KiB)
• 11. Working Session B: Prof. Dr Máté Szabó – Protection of vulnerable groups in Hungary and central Europe (1,7 MiB)
• 12. Working Session B: Prof. Irena Lipowicz – Protection of rights of elderly persons (517,3 KiB)
• 13. Working Session B: Dulcie McCallum – Becoming iterate in disability rights – an Ombudsman response to the paradigm shift (351,9 KiB)
• 14. Working Session B: Prof. Linda Reif - Enhancing the role of Ombudsman institutions in the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities (523,6 KiB)
• 15. Working Session C: Prof. Andrew Goldsmith – Ensuring robust and resilient oversight under challenging conditions (603,0 KiB)
• 16. Working Session C: Phoebe Sangetari – Leadership codes in small states (255,3 KiB)
• 17. Working Session C: Adv Thuli Madonsela – Investigating Ministers & the impact of the South African “Secrecy Bill” (313,5 KiB)
• 18. Working Session C: Lyn Provost – An Auditor-General’s report on fraud (465,0 KiB)
• 19. Working Session D: Adv. John Walters – The appropriate role of the Ombudsman in protecting human rights; should an Ombudsman pursue becoming a NHRI? (1,7 MiB)
• 20. Working Session D: Mariana Sotto Maior – The role of the Ombudsman in the promotion and protection of human rights (407,7 KiB)
• 21. Working Session D: Roberta Clarke – A protocol for Ombudsman dealing with complaints by female victims of violence (492,4 KiB)
• 22. Working Session E: Karen Finnegan – The evolving FOI culture in the U.S. (378,2 KiB)
• 23. Working Session E: Arne Fliflet – Freedom of information and the Norwegian electronic public records (OEP) (620,4 KiB)
• 24. Plenary Session III: Ann Abraham – Maximising the Ombudsman’s influence, impact and effectiveness in a difficult and constantly changing environment (6,0 MiB)
• 25. Plenary Session III: Nikiforos Diamandouros – Ensuring ethics in public administration. The role of the Ombudsman (444,3 KiB)
• 26. Plenary Session III: Alex F. M. Brenninkmeijer – Traditions in setting standards of good administration: the role of legality in Ombudsman decisions (643,4 KiB)
• 27. Working Session F: Prof. Anita Stuhmcke – Evaluating the effectiveness of an Ombudsman: A riddle, wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma (273,3 KiB)
• 28. Working Session F: Dr Tom Frawley – Doing better with less? (1,6 MiB)
• 30. Working Session G: Osamu Watarai – Challenges the Japanese Ombudsman has faced after the Great East Japan earthquake (2,8 MiB)
• 31. Working Session G: Phil Clarke – Suddenly displaced communities; unique challenges requiring unique strategies for the Ombudsman (1,7 MiB)
• 32. Working Session G: David Rutherford – The IASC Operational Guidelines and other tools and learnings that can assist Ombudsman to respond constructively to a natural disaster (708,6 KiB)
• 33. Working Session G: Karen Stevens – The challenges Ombudsmen face when dealing with suddenly displaced communities as a result of natural disaster. The Canterbury earthquakes (1,4 MiB)
• 34. Working Session G: John Taylor – The Ombudsman’s role in the 2008 Cranbourne methane gas disorder & the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires (960,1 KiB)
• 36. Working Session H: Bruce Barbour – Finding the right fit. An Ombudsman and freedom of information (230,3 KiB)
• 37. Plenary Session IV: Mark C.A. Thomson – The role of the Ombudsman in preventing torture and ill-treatment: The OPCAT and beyond (241,7 KiB)
• 38. Plenary Session IV: Dame Beverley Wakem – Experiences of an Ombudsman that adapted the OPCAT model to meet the needs of their own state (1,2 MiB)
• 39. Plenary Session IV: Prof. Irena Lipowicz – Working as a NPM under the OPCAT (158,5 KiB)
• 40. Working Session I: Chris Field – The Western Australian Integrity Coordinating Group’s “Integrity in decision making” framework (174,6 KiB)
• 41. Working Session I: Young-ran Kim – E-People Initiative; facilitating dialogue and conflict resolution between the governing and the governed (3,9 MiB)
• 42. Working Session I: Mariana Sotto Maior – Proposal for the establishment of The Code of Administrative Behaviour in the Portuguese Public Administration (122,4 KiB)
• 43. Working Session J: Prof. Andrew Coyle – Safeguarding the rights of detained persons: A paradigm of the challenges facing Ombudsmen in the modern world (219,2 KiB)
• 44. Working Session J: Howard Sapers – The office of the correctional investigator and human rights: Aging, disabled and aboriginal offenders in Canadian federal corrections (1,4 MiB)
• 45. Working Session J: Kim Workman – The success of the Maori focus units and faith based units operating in New Zealand prisons (467,4 KiB)
• 46. Working Session K: Andrew Ecclestone – UK & comparative experience (1,8 MiB)
• 47. Working Session K: Jeannine Daniel – Introducing FOI in small states with geographical challenges (608,6 KiB)
• 48. Working Session K: Venkatesh Nayak – Implementing the Right to Information Act in India: Experiences and Challenges (650,0 KiB)
• 50. Plenary Session V: Prof. John McMillan – Effective information management – the keystone of good Government (1,1 MiB)
• 51. Plenary Session V: Leo Donnelly – Insights & experiences from investigating complaints about the actions of public authorities and accessing official information (861,4 KiB)
• 52. Plenary Session V: Karen Finnegan – Good records management and open government: Equal partners (304,1 KiB)
• 53. Working Session L: Brian Thompson – Must Ombudsmen retain remit over privatised services? (584,9 KiB)
• 54. Working Session L: Peter Tyndall – Ombudsman and the changing face of public services (186,4 KiB)
• 55. Working Session L: Marco Bini – Public sector accountability: keeping pace with a changing public service landscape (760,1 KiB)
• 56. Working Session M: André Marin – Old watchdog, new tricks: How social media and technology can transform the modern ombudsman (131,0 KiB)
• 57. Working Session M: Baart Weekers – Planning and maintaining outreach and accessibility while undergoing challenging reforms (111,7 KiB)
• 58. Working Session M: Alhagie Sowe – Decentralisation and sensitisation in the face of financial constraints (213,6 KiB)
• 59. Working Session N: Dr. Fong Man Chong – Methods for ensuring sound public administration, raising standards of integrity and preventing corruption (118,9 KiB)
• 60. Working Session N: Nathaniel Heller – The role of the Ombudsman in the “open government” century: exploring ways to integrate Ombudsmen into the emerging anti-corruption framework (635,6 KiB)
• 61. Working Session N: Dr. David Solomon – Queensland’s Integrity Network (468,4 KiB)
• 62. Plenary Session VI: Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand – 50 Years of the Ombudsman office in New Zealand (308,9 KiB)
• 63. Plenary Session VI: Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer – Constitutional reflections on 50 years of the Ombudsmen in New Zealand (339,7 KiB)
• 64. Plenary Session VI: Mai Chen – A public law toolbox perspective on the Ombudsman’s role after 50 years (430,0 KiB)
• 65. Plenary Session VI: Bruce Barbour – Looking ahead; challenges for the IOI in responding to its members needs in changing times (228,6 KiB)