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2018-05-16IGT announces investigation into use of garnishee notices
On 16 May 2018, the Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT), Mr Ali Noroozi, announced an investigation into the allegations made during the ABC Four Corners program, aired on 9 April 2018, regarding Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) use of garnishee notices. Garnishee notices are the most common form of firmer action used by the ATO to recover tax debt. Such notices require third parties to pay the money they owe to a taxpayer to the ATO in satisfaction of the tax debt owed by that taxpayer. Accordingly, the cash flow of affected taxpayers may be disrupted with potentially severe impact on vulnerable small businesses and individuals.
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2023-07-28Ombudsman Ontario - Rapport annuel - 2017/2018 - FR
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2018-02-26
Czech and Austrian Ombudsmen to discuss cross-border problems concerning social security benefits
Anna Šabatová, Czech Ombudswoman, and Günther Kräuter, one of the three members of the Austrian Ombudsman Board, together with their colleagues from the social security departments met in Vienna on the 20th February and discussed the cross-border problems concerning the application of the EU Regulation on the Coordination of Social Security Systems in the EU Member States.
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2019-04-08
Annual contacts to Ombudsman of Iowa exceed 5,000
Contacts to the Iowa Office of Ombudsman in 2018 reached their highest number in 17 years, according to an annual report released today. Letters and calls from inmates in Iowa’s county jails and their families increased most dramatically – the office fielded 68 percent more jail complaints last year than in 2016. Managed Medicaid complaints held steady after a massive influx in calls from patients and providers in 2017. In sum, complaints, information requests, and special projects in 2018 totaled 5,178. This is more than a 5 percent increase from 2017 and a 29 percent increase since 2013.
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2018-04-26
AOMA presents 9th edition of African Ombudsman Today
The African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) published the 9th edition of the AOMAS Newsletter "African Ombudsman Today". It introduces Ombudsmen and their institutions in Africa and reports on recent events. Additionally, it also contains an update on the progress made on the Africa Ombudsman Study which is a collaboration between the IOI and AORC.
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2018-06-25
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) publishes Annual Report 2017
Xenophobic populism and hate speech have continued to be on the rise in 2017, with high levels of migration and challenges of integration, religious extremism, terrorist attacks and the austerity-driven socio-economic climate observed all over Europe, says the annual report of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published today.
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2018-02-09
Ombudsman starts Systemic Investigation regarding Disaster Management Plan
With eyes on the effects in the wake of the hurricanes of September 2017, and considering that in a short four months’ time the next hurricane season will be upon us, the Ombudsman Dr. Nilda Arduin now gears attention to the preparedness of the country for the 2018 hurricane season. The Ombudsman has resolved to conduct a systemic investigation regarding: The state of preparedness of the government of Sint Maarten pursuant to the National Ordinance Disaster Risk Reduction and the Disaster Management Plan.
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2019-02-13
Commissioner for Human Rights meets with IOI Secretary General
Dunja Mijatović, Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe (CoE), paid a visit to Austrian Ombudsman and IOI Secretary General, Günther Kräuter, to discuss relevant human rights issues.
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2018-09-24
Austrian Ombudsman and IOI Secretary General Kräuter speaks at meeting in Stuttgart
Austrian Ombudsman and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter had a much-noticed appearance at the meeting of Petitions Committees and regional Ombudsman institutions in Germany. The annual meeting was held in Stuttgart (Germany) from 23 – 24 September 2018.
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2018-08-10
PHSO Radio Ombudsman podcast
Radio Ombudsman is the regular podcast of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) featuring conversations on a range of topics such as NHS investigations, good complaint handling and improving public services. The podcast is hosted by Ombudsman Rob Behrens and it aims to generate lively discussion and interesting ideas.
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2019-02-11
Ombud New Brunswick releases findings on investigation into allegations of patient mistreatment at Restigouche Hospital Centre
Ombud, Charles Murray, released last Thursday, 7th of February, findings of his office’s probe into complaints of mistreatment of patients at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton, caused in part by chronic understaffing.
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2018-10-15
Overly long wait times for contesting confinement for people unwillingly kept in a health institution
In a report released on October 10, 2018, the Québec Ombudsman looked into Tribunal administratif du Québec (TAQ) recourse for people kept in a health institution against their will. The investigation revealed that overly long wait times for contesting confinement jeopardize access to such recourse.
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2018-10-16
13th International Conference of NHRIs held in Marrakech
More than 260 NHRI representatives from around the globe met from 10 to 12 October in Marrakech, Morocco, to explore the roles and contributions NHRIs can have in expanding civic space and promoting and protecting human rights defenders, with a particular attention to women human rights defenders.
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2018-05-23
Commonwealth Ombudsman releases report into immigration detention notification refusal error
The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr Michael Manthorpe PSM, has released a report into the detention of a man who was detained for nearly four years while he still held a visa, as a result of problems with the notification of refusals from the Department of Home Affairs.
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2022-09-16
Ombudsman de Laval - Rapport Annuel 2021
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2018-04-27
South Korean Gender Equality and Family Committee delegation visits Control Yuan
A delegation of the South Korean National Assembly's Committee for Gender Equality and Family visited the Control Yuan on March 30. The two sides engaged in open and friendly exchanges of views on a range of topics, including women’s political participation as well as the supervision of government. The visiting dignitaries praised the Control Yuan’s balanced gender ratio after President Chang explained that 14 of the CY’s 29 members, half of its directors and more than half of its employees are female.
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2018-05-18
Human Rights Defender became full member of European Network of Ombudspersons for Children
The Human Rights Defender's Institution became full member of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children. Full membership will provide new opportunities for the exchange of experience and necessary information.
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2022-04-28
Ontario Ombudsman Special Report - Lost Opportunities - EN
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2023-12-21
Commissaire aux services en français de l’Ontario - Rapport annuel 2022-2023 - FR
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2018-12-12
Victorian Ombudsman to investigate Wellington Shire Council’s handling of matters affecting land owners
Ombudsman Deborah Glass is to investigate Wellington Shire Council’s handling of matters affecting land owners in the Ninety Mile Beach area of Gippsland.