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- District Council of Coober Pedy - Management of financial debts for the sale and supply of electricity and water to members of Coober Pedy’s Aboriginal community
- Ombudsman’s Evidence before Parliamentary Committee
- Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsmen make recommendations to support Open by Design Principles
- 2020-21 Annual Report tabled
- Referral from the Select Committee on Conduct of the Hon. Vickie Chapman MP regarding Kangaroo Island Port Application
- Investigation of a referral by the Select Committee on the Conduct of the Hon. Vickie Chapman MP
- Joint statement on Stolen Generation records
- Own initiative enquiries concerning alleged data harvesting via hyperlinks contained in government resources under the former government
- Ombudsman SA reaches 50
- 2021-22 Annual Report tabled
- Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen hail importance of enabling digital access
- Communiqué of the Australasian Pacific Ombudsman Region (APOR) 2022 Conference
- Communiqué of the AIAC meeting, 7 – 8 December 2022
- Resignation of Ombudsman Wayne Lines
- Communiqué of the AIAC meeting, 2 June 2023
- Communiqué of the Australasian Pacific Ombudsman Region (APOR) 2023 Conference
- Appointment of Ms Emily Strickland as Ombudsman for South Australia
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Directions and guidelines
These directions and guidelines outline the reporting requirements for South Australian public officers and authorities to report misconduct and maladministration to the Ombudsman.
We can look into complaints about:
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Including government departments (eg. Department for Correctional Services, Department for Child Protection) and state authorities (eg. Housing SA, Public Trustee)
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Final investigation report released
26/06/25The Ombudsman has published a final report on an investigation into a councillor’s failure to declare and manage a material conflict of interest. -
FOI Obligations
11/06/25The Ombudsman has released a statement reminding agencies of their obligations in relation to the Freedom of Information application process. -
New statement released
02/05/25The Ombudsman has released a statement addressing a matter regarding a local council’s failure to ensure that a local government employee complied with the conflict of interest obligations. -
Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen call on public sector leaders to be stewards of government information
11/04/25The Association of Information Access Commissioners of Australia and New Zealand (AIAC) held a meeting in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 2 April 2025.
Ombudsman SA
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