In September 2016, the Senate passed a Bill proposing to re-establish the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner and to continue the existence of the body known as the Office of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate under the name of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC). The Bill proposes a potentially broadened scope for the Ombudsman’s reviews of the exercise of coercive powers to gather information.

On 20 October 2016, IOI Board member Ms Catherine De Bruecker attended the conference of the Association of Ombudsman and Mediators of the Francophonie (AOMF) in Monaco and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the IOI.

After the IOI issued a report on the human rights situation in Poland just a week ago, IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter is very pleased that the support was now extended through the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet).

 

Manifesta CNDH su solidaridad con los colectivos feministas y familiares de las víctimas que realizan distintos actos con el fin de generar consciencia sobre la necesidad de erradicar la violencia feminicida y exigir justicia

On 24 October 2016 the IOI released a report on the current constitutional situation of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights based on a Fact Finding Mission, which took place in July.

This Casebook contains summaries of recent cases the Ombudsman has dealt with. 

Organized by the Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation (MCIC), the Roma education forum and the EPTISA Consortium, there were several sessions held within the project “Local integration of refugees, internally displaced persons and minorities” which were attended by a representative of the Office of the Ombudsman from the Department for protection of the rights of the children and persons with disabilities.

Victorian public sector agencies seeking to improve the way they deal with complaints and improve their overall administration are encouraged to engage with the Victorian Ombudsman’s new Public Sector Education program.