This report describes the functions and operations of the Ombudsman Western Australia for the year ending 30 June 2021.

On 2 March 2021, the Honourable John Quigley MLA, Attorney General, wrote to me requesting an investigation into the Office of the Public Advocate’s (OPA) role in notifying the family of Mrs Joyce Savage of the death of Mrs Savage.

This report describes the functions and operations of the Ombudsman Western Australia for the year ending 30 June 2020.

The 2020 Investigation examines what is known about suicide and self-harm by Western Australian children and young people, the research literature, current strategic frameworks, and data obtained during our investigation. Significantly, it also collates State-wide suicide and self-harm data relating to Western Australian children and young people over the 9 years from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2018 for the first time.

This report describes the performance and services we delivered for the year ending 30 June 2019.

Following an investigation by the Office, including considering relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, a review of relevant literature, analysis of good practice and consultation with local governments, the Office has developed Good Practice Guidance for local governments regarding their role in collecting overdue rates owed by people in situations of vulnerability.

I am very pleased that in relation to all of the recommendations, the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety and the Building Commissioner have either taken steps, or propose to take steps (or both) to give effect to the recommendations arising from the 'Investigation into ways to prevent or reduce deaths of children by drowning’.

This report describes the performance and services we delivered for the year ending 30 June 2018.

Parliament gave me an important function to keep under scrutiny the operation of the infringement notices provisions of The Criminal Code, relevant regulations made under The Criminal Code and the relevant provisions of the Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 in relation to infringement notices (Criminal Code infringement notices).

An own-motion investigation into ways to prevent or reduce deaths of children by drowning.

This report describes the performance and services we delivered for the year ending 30 June 2017.

This report sets out the steps taken, or proposed to be taken, to give effect to the recommendations arising from the FDV Investigation Report