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[AR p.11](https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf#page=11) [CP p.11]\n\n## How we deliver\n\n> The OCG undertakes significant legislative reform work, restructures regulatory processes, runs workshops, provides training, and engages in continuous monitoring and assessment to deliver its strategic priorities. [AR p.11](https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf#page=11) [CP p.11]\n\n## Government priorities for this department\n\n- Being a model administrator and oversight body [CP p.11]\n- Increasing awareness of and building capability in Child Safe practice [CP p.11]\n- Shaping policy and practice [CP p.11]\n- Improving First Nations outcomes [CP p.11]\n- Enhancing internal collaborative practice [CP p.11]\n- Supporting our people [CP p.11]\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Outcome 1: Child safety\nThe OCG ensures that child-related organisations and employers of children comply with child safety standards and regulations, thereby protecting children from harm and abuse. [CP p.6]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Regulating and overseeing select child-related organisations\n- Administering worker screening checks\n- Ensuring out-of-home care agencies meet essential standards\n- Shaping NSW and Australian policy and practice on child safety\n\n## Values and principles\n\n_APS Values_\n\n- Child safety\n- Collaboration\n- Cultural safety\n- Empowerment\n- Integrity\n- Respect\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | Number of Working with Children Check applications processed | To process 600,000 applications | CP p.29 |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | Number of Working with Children Check applications processed | 600,000 applications processed | Target met | [AR p.29](https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf#page=29)(https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf#page=29) |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Office of the Children's Guardian - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:42:50.259231+00:00\n**Entity ID**: S-NSW-057\n**Entity type**: Statutory Authority\n**Jurisdiction**: NSW\n**Portfolio**: \n**Website**: https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| annual-reports | 5 |\n| pages | 15 |\n| strategies | 1 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- As a result of\nseveral actions to address employer behaviour\nthe investigations conducted in 2024–25, we\nto achieve our compliance and enforcement\nissued 19 fines to 7 organisations, totalling\nobjectives.\n$19,000, for failing to comply with the Child\nAdministrative enforcement can include Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.\nreminders and warning letters to caution an\nGraph 4: Outcomes of investigations completed 2023-24 to 2024-25\nCompleted investigation outcomes: 2023-24 vs 2024-25\n120\n100\n80\n60\n40\n20\n0\nEmployer found to Not enough Not in jurisdiction Reminder issued Warning issued Fine issued\nbe compliant information to\nproceed\n2023-24 2024-25\nAnnual Report 2024-25 35\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- Office of the Children’s Guardian\nAnnual Report 2020-21\nIn 2020-21, the Office of the Children’s Guardian launched its\nnew Strategic Plan which included updating our purpose, vision,\nstrategic priorities and values.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Table 4.1 Risk assessments processed and outcomes, 2019-21\nActivity 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21\nTotal WWCC applications processed 480,485 345,541 400,855\nNew WWCC applications processed 246,906 187,326 179,837\nRisk assessments with outcomes 3684 3988 3642\nIndividuals automatically barred due to Schedule 2\n448 470 434\nrecords\nIndividuals interim barred during risk assessment 312 364 552\nIndividuals barred after risk assessment 95 100 82\nIndividuals cleared following risk assessment 868 1138 780\nApplications terminated after referral to risk\n2253 2280 2331\nassessment\nTable 4.2 Refusals for a Working with Children Check, 2019-21\nYear 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21\nWorking with Children Checks applications\n480,485 345,541 400,855\nprocessed\nNumber of barring decisions 614 570 516\n% of barring decisions (of the total applications each\n0.12% 0.17% 0.13%\nyear)\nProcess improvements\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- 17\nTable 4.1 Risk assessments processed and outcomes, 2019-20 to 2021-22 ...................................\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- Our primary role The OCG Corporate Strategy 2024–2027\noutlines 6 strategic priorities below, which are\n• We regulate and oversee select child- detailed further on our website.\nrelated organisations and certain\nemployers of children to keep children\nsafe.\n• We administer worker screening checks to\nidentify those who should be prevented\nfrom working with children and people\nwith disability.\n• We ensure out-of-home care agencies\nmeet essential standards in relation to the\ncare they provide.\n• We have the responsibility to be a leading\nauthority on child safety, shaping NSW and\nAustralian policy and practice.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- REVENUE\n(a) Appropriations and transfers to the Crown\n2021 2020\nSummary of Compliance $'000 $'000\nAppro- Expen- Appro- Expen-\npriation diture priation diture\nOriginal Budget per Appropriation Act\n26,109 20,035 28,407 24,264\nOther Approprations/Expenditure\n- Adjustment - payroll tax rate reduction (122) - - -\n- Section 4.9 GSF Act/Section 24 PFAA –\ntransfers of functions between entities - - 1,678 1,678\nTotal Appropriations/Expenditure 25,987 20,035 30,085 25,942\nAppropriation drawn down* 0 20,035 25,942\n*Comprising:\nTransfer payments\nAppropriations (per Statement of comprehensive income)** 20,035 25,942\n**Appropriations\nRecurrent Appropriation 19,677 25,143\nCapital 358 799\n20,035 25,942\nMovement of Section 4.7 GSF Act - Deemed appropriations\n2021 2020\n$'000 $'000\nOpening balance 8,438 -\nAdjustment for appropriations deemed on commencement of section 4.8 - 9,995\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Compliance requirement Comment or page reference\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Appendix C\nHuman resources Appendix A\nIdentification of audited financial statements Appendix B\nInclusion of unaudited financial statements No unaudited financial statements\nIndustrial relations policies Appendix A\nInternal audit and risk management attestation Appendix C\nLand disposal No land disposal\nLegal change Section 2\nLetter of submission Page 3\nManagement and activities Sections 1, Overview of main functions\nAppendix A (Major works)\nManagement and structure Appendix A\nMulticultural policies and services program (formerly EAPS) Appendix A\nNumbers and remuneration of senior executives Appendix A\nPayment of accounts Appendix B\nPrice determination Not applicable\nPrivacy and personal information Appendix C\nPromotion – overseas visits Appendix A\nPublic interest disclosures Appendix C\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- These include:\nThe Commonwealth Government also administers\nthe NDIS Worker Screening Database which allows • improving continuous monitoring of\nemployers to verify an application and keeps a Commonwealth offences for NDIS workers\nnational list of clearances and exclusions. • improving the operational arrangements for\ninformation sharing between the NDIS Quality\nand Safeguards Commission and worker\nTable 14: Key statistics NDIS Worker Check, 2020–23\nscreening units\n• reviewing information sharing arrangements to\n2020–21 2021–22 2022–23\nimprove the flow of information relevant to risk\nApplications 37,567 93,267 93,752 of harm across Australia\nreceived\nWe look forward to working with the Commonwealth,\nDecisions made: state, and territory governments to discuss and\nprogress the recommendations, and to contribute to\nClearances 32,984 91,219 89,339\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- It\nachieved this by:\nConsolidation of the Children’s\n• continuing the voluntary out-of-home care\nGuardian’s functions\nregister as the specialised substitute residential\ncare register\nChildren’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022\n• establishing a code of practice for specialised\nThe Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022 was substitute residential care providers which sets out\nassented to on 1 July 2022, addressing reform in mandatory requirements to comply with the Child\n4 key areas: Safe Standards.\n• Designated agencies and adoption service\nThe new regulations commenced on 1 September 2022.\nproviders were brought within the scope of\nthe Child Safe Scheme, and certain child safe\norganisations were required to comply with codes\nof practice: these agencies were designated\nagencies, adoption service providers, and entities\nproviding specialised substitute residential care.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- Contents\nAcknowledgement of Country ii Management and accountability 77\nLetter of submission iii\nHuman resources 78\nForeword iv\nNumber and remuneration of senior executives 79\nConsultants 80\nOverview 2\nResearch and development 80\nReporting framework 3\nLaw reform 80\nManagement and structure 3\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009 82\nFormer executive team 4\nPublic interest disclosure 89\nRisk management and insurance activities 90\nStrategy 5\nInternal Audit and Risk Management\nOur primary role 6 Attestation Statement for the 2023–2024\nFinancial Year for the Office of the\nStrategic priorities 6\nChildren’s Guardian 91\nOperations and performance 9\nSustainability 93\nHighlights for 2023–24 10\nWork health and safety 94\nChild Safe Scheme 11\nWorkforce diversity and Disability Inclusion 94\nWorking with Children Check 18\nModern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 96\nReportable Conduct Scheme 33\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- Contents\nAcknowledgement of Country ii Management and accountability 77\nLetter of submission iii\nHuman resources 78\nForeword iv\nNumber and remuneration of senior executives 79\nConsultants 80\nOverview 2\nResearch and development 80\nReporting framework 3\nLaw reform 80\nManagement and structure 3\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009 82\nFormer executive team 4\nPublic interest disclosure 89\nRisk management and insurance activities 90\nStrategy 5\nInternal Audit and Risk Management\nOur primary role 6 Attestation Statement for the 2023–2024\nFinancial Year for the Office of the\nStrategic priorities 6\nChildren’s Guardian 91\nOperations and performance 9\nSustainability 93\nHighlights for 2023–24 10\nWork health and safety 94\nChild Safe Scheme 11\nWorkforce diversity and Disability Inclusion 94\nWorking with Children Check 18\nModern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 96\nReportable Conduct Scheme 33\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- 6-month authority applications reflects a reduction in staffing and a change in\na notable decrease of 60% (from 25 in 2023– strategic direction, including some staff being\nreallocated to other priority areas across the\n24 to 10 in 2024–25).\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- Office of the Children’s Guardian\nAnnual Report 2020-21\nIn 2020-21, the Office of the Children’s Guardian launched its\nnew Strategic Plan which included updating our purpose, vision,\nstrategic priorities and values.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Table C9 Compliance with annual reporting requirements (Index)\nCompliance requirement Comment or page reference\nAccess Back cover\nAdditional matters\nPPIPA Appendix C\nNo significant after-balance date events Appendix B\nAnnual report production costs Appendix C\nWebsite back cover\nAfter balance date events Appendix B\nAgreements with Multicultural NSW No agreements\nAims and objectives Page 4 – strategic priorities\nApplication for extension of time Not applicable\nAudit opinion Appendix B\nAvailability of this annual report www.ocg.nsw.gov.au\nCharter Section 1: About the OCG\nConsultants Appendix B\nConsumer response – complaints and improvements Appendix C\nContact details and website address Back cover\nCyber security policy (CSP) attestation Appendix C\nDisability inclusion action plan Appendix A\nDisclosure of controlled entities No controlled entities\nDisclosure of subsidiaries No subsidiaries\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- This process involved:\n• a review of the 2023 People Matter Employment\nSurvey (PMES) results and development of a\nreport outlining key recommended actions and\n3.\nresponses to issues raised\n• the development of a People & Culture Strategy,\nShaping policy and practice\nwhich addresses many of the recommendations in\nthe PMES review report\n• an all staff planning day to develop our strategic\npriorities for the next 3 years and to celebrate the\nsuccesses of the past year\n4.\n• the development of a ‘strategy on a page’ which is *\navailable on the OCG website\nImproving First Nations\n• the commencement of business planning\noutcomes\nprocesses to link the strategic priorities to tangible\nbusiness activities and KPIs.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- Contents\nOverview 2 Sustainability 88\nAims and objectives 3 Work health and safety 89\nCharter 4 Workforce diversity and Disability\nReporting framework 4 Inclusion Action Plan 89\nManagement and structure 4 Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 92\nStrategy 6 Financial Performance 93\nStrategic objectives 7\nAppendix 1 134\nOperations and performance 10 Corrections to the 2021–22 Annual Report 135\nPerformance highlights for 2022–23 11\nChild Safe Scheme 12\nWorking with Children Check 18\nReportable Conduct Scheme 35\nOut-of-home care and adoption 45\nSpecialised substitute residential care 64\nEmploying children 65\nNDIS Worker Check 68\nChild Sex Offender Counsellor\nAccreditation Scheme 69\nOfficial Community Visitors Scheme 70\nAdditional matters 70\nManagement and accountability 71\nHuman resources 72\nNumber and remuneration of senior executives 73\nConsultants 74\nResearch and development 74\nLegal change 74\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- Reports of Concern that are assessed as posing a\nIn 2023–24 we issued:\nhigh risk of harm to the safety, health, and wellbeing\n• 2,884 notices to employers who had verified an\nof children are allocated as a priority and investigated.\napplicant whose application was closed because\nOf the 320 reports of concern, 78 were allocated for\nthey did not participate in the risk assessment\nfurther investigation resulting in:\nprocess, representing a 58% increase on the\n• 27 found to be compliant\nprevious year.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- Programs include in sport and active recreation organisations due to\nannual grants to over 90 SSOs and 11 Regional competing priorities and high turnover of workers,\nAcademies including volunteers\n• Regulating Combat Sport contests, including those • Grooming – adult and child relationships in sport\ninvolving children aged 14-17 years and active recreation provide opportunity for\ngrooming\n• Licensing Motor Vehicle Sport Racing Grounds,\nincluding those used by children • Close coaching relationships are common and can\nbe exploited\n• Licencing Award Centres for the Duke of\nEdinburgh’s International Award program. • Personal boundaries can be eroded as touching\nand sharing of personal information is sometimes\nThe Office also influences the sector and builds sector\nnormalised\ncapability through:\n• Adults have opportunities to identify and target\n Source: `strategies/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pdf (https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pdf)`\n- Our primary role The OCG Corporate Strategy 2024–2027 outlines\n6 strategic priorities below, which are detailed further\n• We regulate and oversight organisations which on our website.\nwork with children for the purposes of embedding\nchild safe practice.\n• We ensure out-of-home care agencies meet 1.\nessential standards in relation to the care\nthey provide.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- Delivering on these priorities, 2020-21 highlights included the following:\nResources that\n24,685 people\nBill introduced in support the creation of\nattended training\nNSW Parliament, to child-safe\nabout creating\nimplement the organisations\nchild-safe\nChild Safe Scheme downloaded from our\nenvironments\nwebsite 90,337 times\n30,000\nWe work with organisations across NSW\n83\n117\ndesignated agencies\n18,369 carers agencies registered\nare accredited and\nauthorised on the to provide or arrange\ndelivering statutory\nNSW Carers Register voluntary out-of-\nout-of-home care and\nhome care\nadoption services\nResidential Care\nWorkers Register\n1,820,463\nconsultation and\npeople in NSW\ndevelopment,\nhold a cleared Working with Children Check as at\nimplementing a\n30 June 2021\nrecommendation of\nthe Royal Commission\n516 2492\n400,855\nemployers audited for\ndecisions to bar Working with Children\nWorking with\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- If the aspirational target of 1.8% is achieved in salary bands not\ncurrently at or above 1.8%, the cumulative representation of Aboriginal employees in the sector is expected to\nreach 3.3%.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Office of the Children’s Guardian\nFinancial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2021\nOffice of the Children's Guardian\nStatement of Comprehensive Income\nfor the year ended 30 June 2021\nBudget Actual Actual\n2021 2021 2020\nNotes $'000 $'000 $'000\nExpenses excluding losses\nEmployee related expenses 2(a) 27,554 27,035 23,701\nOther operating expenses 2(b) 23,915 19,155 16,731\nDepreciation and amortisation expenses 2(c) 3,747 2,866 2,446\nGrants and subsidies 2(d) 873 1,454 3,801\nFinance costs 2(e) 39 30 61\nTotal expenses excluding losses 56,128 50,540 46,740\nRevenue\nAppropriation 3(a) 26,109 20,035 25,942\nSale of goods and services from contracts with customers 3(b) 20,673 24,865 17,483\nGrants and contributions 3(c) 210 315 2,738\nAcceptance by the Crown of employee benefits and other\nliabilities 3(d) 778 1,394 1,318\nTotal revenue 47,770 46,609 47,481\nGains/(Losses) on disposal 4 - - (1)\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Office of the Children's Guardian\nStatement of Changes in Equity\nfor the year ended 30 June 2021\nAccumulated\nFunds Total\nNotes $'000 $'000\nBalance at 1 July 2020 9,751 9,751\nCorrection of errors - -\nRestated balance at 1 July 2020 9,751 9,751\nNet result for the year (4,016) (4,016)\nOther comprehensive income\nTotal other comprehensive income - -\nTotal Comprehensive income for the year (4,016) (4,016)\nTransaction with owners in their capacity as owners\nIncrease/ (decrease) in net assets from equity transfers 14 -\n-\nBalance at 30 June 2021 5,735 5,735\nBalance at 1 July 2019 9,706 9,706\nChanges in accounting policy - Initial application of AASB 15, 16 & 1058 - -\nChanges in accounting policy - initial application of AASB 1059 - -\nCorrection of errors - -\nRestated balance at 1 July 2019 9,706 9,706\nNet result for the year 319 319\nOther comprehensive income - -\n-\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Ofice of the Children's Guardian\nNotes to the financial statements\nfor the year ended 30 June 2021\n16 RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO NET COST OF SERVICES\n2021 2020\n$'000 $'000\nNet cash used on operating activities (1,622) 4,947\nDepreciation and amortisation (2,866) (2,446)\nAllowance for impairment (85) (421)\nDecrease / (increase) in provisions (471) (770)\nIncrease / (decrease) in receivables and other assets 1,035 (833)\nDecrease / (increase) in payables (7) (438)\nDecrease / (increase) in make good revaluation - (27)\nDecrease / (increase) in equity transferred in - 308\nOther Losses - (1)\nNet Result (4,016) 319\n17 NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES\n2021 2020\n$'000 $'000\nAdjustment to make good asset - (27)\nNew recognition of right-of-use asset - 4,865\n- 4,838\n18 BUDGET REVIEW\nNet Result\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Reportable allegation types\nConsistent with the trend last financial year:\n• of all notifications within jurisdiction, the majority involved either allegations of\nassault (38%) or allegations of a sexual nature (33%)\n• the majority (65%) of assault allegations were notified by designated out-of-home\ncare agencies, as were the majority of neglect allegations (69%)\n• the majority of allegations of a sexual nature (53%) were notified by education\nservices, however this majority was slim as a result of the reduction in overall\nnotifications from this sector\n• ill-treatment allegations were notified most by non-government out-of-home care\nagencies (42%) followed by Department of Education (20%) and early education and\ncare services (16%).\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Local government\nTable 5.8 Local government key statistics\nMeasure\nTraining and education provided specific to sector 8\nAttendees from that sector 902\nWWCC data Local government or similar is not identifiable in the\nWWCC employer categories*\nNotifications to the Reportable Conduct Scheme 56\n*While our data does not provide WWCC data, we know that there are 128 local councils\nemploying over 48,000 staff from the Office of Local Government website.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Office of the Children’s Guardian\nFinancial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2022\nOffice of the Children's Guardian\nStatement of Comprehensive Income\nfor the year ended 30 June 2022\nBudget Actual Actual\n2022 2022 2021\nNotes $'000 $'000 $'000\nExpenses excluding losses\nEmployee related expenses 2(a) 29,915 28,211 27,035\nOther operating expenses 2(b) 23,131 22,372 19,155\nDepreciation and amortisation expenses 2(c) 3,691 3,153 2,866\nGrants and subsidies 2(d) 961 987 1,454\nFinance costs 2(e) 15 12 30\nTotal expenses excluding losses 57,713 54,735 50,540\nRevenue\nAppropriation 3(a) 26,335 25,130 20,035\nSale of goods and services from contracts with customers 3(b) 25,891 29,893 24,865\nGrants and contributions 3(c) 301 77 315\nAcceptance by the Crown of employee benefits and other\nliabilities 3(d) 933 239 1,394\nTotal revenue 53,460 55,339 46,609\nGains/(Losses) on disposal 4 - (4) -\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Office of the Children's Guardian\nStatement of Changes in Equity\nfor the year ended 30 June 2022\nAccumulated\nFunds Total\nNotes $'000 $'000\nBalance at 1 July 2021 5,735 5,735\nNet result for the year 640 640\nOther comprehensive income\nTotal other comprehensive income - -\nTotal Comprehensive income for the year 640 640\nTransaction with owners in their capacity as owners\nIncrease/ (decrease) in net assets from equity transfers - -\nBalance at 30 June 2022 6,375 6,375\nBalance at 1 July 2020 9,751 9,751\nNet result for the year (4,016) (4,016)\nOther comprehensive income - -\n-\nTotal other comprehensive income -\nTotal comprehensive income for the year (4,016) (4,016)\nTransaction with owners in their capacity as owners - -\nBalance at 30 June 2021 5,735 5,735\nThe accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Office of the Children's Guardian\nNotes to the financial statements\nfor the year ended 30 June 2022\n14 CONTINGENT ASSETS & CONTINGENT LIABILITIES\nThe Office is not aware of any contingent liabilities and / or assets associated with its operations\n15 RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO NET COST OF SERVICES\n2022 2021\n$'000 $'000\nNet cash used on operating activities 4,228 (1,622)\nDepreciation and amortisation (3,153) (2,866)\nAllowance for impairment - (85)\nDecrease / (increase) in provisions (505) (471)\nIncrease / (decrease) in receivables and other assets 226 1035\nDecrease / (increase) in payables (192) (7)\nDecrease / (increase) in make good revaluation - -\nDecrease / (increase) in equity transferred in - -\nOther Gains / (Losses) -\n36\nNet Result 640 (4,016)\nPage 98\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Office of the Children's Guardian\nNotes to the financial statements\nfor the year ended 30 June 2022\n16 BUDGET REVIEW\nNet Result\nThe net result was a surplus of $640k compared to a budgeted deficit of $4,134k.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- 3\nAlleged victims • 10 to 12 years: 21% of notifications, comprising\nallegations of assault (40%), sexual in nature\nIn 2022–23, 28% of notifications arose from direct\n(25%), neglect (16%) and ill-treatment (13%)\ndisclosures and reports by the alleged victim to the\n• 7 to 9 years: 16% of notifications, the majority\nrelevant entity, and:\ninvolving allegations of assault (39%) and\n• 27% were brought to the relevant entity’s\nneglect (22.5%)\nattention by an external body, including police and\n• 1 to 6 years: 21.5% of notifications, primarily\nDepartment of Communities and Justice\ninvolving allegations of assault (44%), followed by\n• 21% arose from complaints made by the alleged\nneglect (23%)\nvictim’s family, carer or advocate\n• younger than 12 months: 0.5% of notifications,\n• 17% were the result of an employee report\ninvolving allegations of assault, neglect and\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- Having these agencies registered with the Office of In 2022–23, there was a 50% increase in the\nthe Children’s Guardian allows us to better target number of placements of children and young\ncapability building activities and to actively monitor people that required supervision by a designated\nproviders if there are concerns. agency (from 50 in 2021–22 to 75 in 2022–23).\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- It\nachieved this by:\nConsolidation of the Children’s\n• continuing the voluntary out-of-home care\nGuardian’s functions\nregister as the specialised substitute residential\ncare register\nChildren’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022\n• establishing a code of practice for specialised\nThe Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022 was substitute residential care providers which sets out\nassented to on 1 July 2022, addressing reform in mandatory requirements to comply with the Child\n4 key areas: Safe Standards.\n• Designated agencies and adoption service\nThe new regulations commenced on 1 September 2022.\nproviders were brought within the scope of\nthe Child Safe Scheme, and certain child safe\norganisations were required to comply with codes\nof practice: these agencies were designated\nagencies, adoption service providers, and entities\nproviding specialised substitute residential care.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- Statement of comprehensive income\nfor the year ended 30 June 2023\nNotes Budget Actual Actual\n2023 2023 2022\n$’000 $’000 $’000\nExpenses excluding losses\nEmployee related expenses 2(a) 35,854 33,360 28,211\nOther operating expenses 2(b) 19,686 25,403 22,372\nDepreciation and amortisation expenses 2(c) 2,035 1,714 3,153\nGrants and subsidies 2(d) 1,069 1,204 987\nFinance costs 2(e) – 3 12\nTotal expenses excluding losses 58,644 61,684 54,735\nRevenue\nAppropriation 3(a) 31,721 31,697 25,130\nSale of goods and services from contracts with customers 3(b) 19,001 30,515 29,893\nGrants and contributions 3(c) 313 931 77\nAcceptance by the Crown Entity of employee benefits and 3(d) 1,048 1,094 239\nother liabilities\nTotal revenue 52,083 64,237 55,339\nOperating result (6,561) 2,553 604\nLosses on disposal 4 – (4) (4)\nNet Gain from derecognition of lease arrangements 5 – – 40\nNet Result (6,561) 2,549 640\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n| Values found | Evidence | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| $3,359, $2,000, $1,250 | The $3,359k variance\nmostly relates to reduction in appropriation due to budget carry forward proposals of $2,000k and recognition\nof unearned revenue for capital appropriations of $1,250k. | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)` |\n| $2,189, $3,000, $1,250, $2,055 | This was $2,189k higher than budget\ndue to net additional appropriation (including other variations) of $3,000k plus favourable variance\nof other revenue for $1,250k offset by unfavourable variance in sales of goods and services revenue\nof $2,055k. | `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)` |\n| $1,245, $1.25 | Contract liabilities is $1,245k higher than budget as\nOCG deferred revenue recognition of $1.25k of capital appropriation from Treasury. | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)` |\n| $5,526 | This was $5,526k\nhigher than budget driven by unfavourable variance in operating budget expenses, as the Office\ntransitions to a new funding model with greater reliance on self-generated revenue effective 1 July\n2024. | `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)` |\n| $4,342, $50,540, $56,128 | This is a favourable variance of\n$4,342k arising from the following items:\nExpenses\nTotal expenses excluding losses were $50,540k compared to a budget of $56,128k. | `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)` |\n| $20,035, $26,109, $6,074, $5,952, $122 | Recurrent appropriation received was $20,035k compared to a budget of $26,109k, under budget by $6,074k due to\nTreasury approved carry forwards of $5,952k from recurrent and capital expenditure, and payroll tax reduction of $122k. | `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)` |\n| $5,735, $3,326 | Ofice of the Children's Guardian\nNotes to the financial statements\nfor the year ended 30 June 2021\nAssets and Liabilities\nNet assets were $5,735k compared to a budget of $3,326k. | `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)` |\n| $4,774, $54,735, $57,713 | This is a favourable variance of\n$4,774k arising from the following items:\nExpenses\nTotal expenses excluding losses were $54,735k compared to a budget of $57,713k. | `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)` |\n| $2,978, $1,704, $759, $538 | This was $2,978k under budget\ndue to underspends in employee related expenses of $1,704k due to vacancies, other operating expenses of $759k\nand depreciation expenses of $538k. | `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)` |\n| 48,000 staff | Local government\nTable 5.8 Local government key statistics\nMeasure\nTraining and education provided specific to sector 8\nAttendees from that sector 902\nWWCC data Local government or similar is not identifiable in the\nWWCC employer categories*\nNotifications to the Reportable Conduct Scheme 56\n*While our data does not provide WWCC data, we know that there are 128 local councils\nemploying over 48,000 staff from the Office of Local Government website. | `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)` |\n| $640, $4,134 | Office of the Children's Guardian\nNotes to the financial statements\nfor the year ended 30 June 2022\n16 BUDGET REVIEW\nNet Result\nThe net result was a surplus of $640k compared to a budgeted deficit of $4,134k. | `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)` |\n| $32,500, | As a result of the investigations conducted to proceed\nin 2023–24, we issued 37 fines to 10 organisations,\ntotalling $32,500, for failing to comply with the Not in jurisdiction 11 20\nChild Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012. | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- 4,329 placements were\ndelivered for the sector in December 2024.\nrecorded during 2024–25 by SSRC providers,\nThe webinar focused on embedding a risk\ncompared to 4,452 placements during 2023–\naware culture within day-to-day operations as\n24.\nwell as identifying and managing risks during\nplacement matching, recognising early Supervision by a designated agency is\nwarning signs of child safety concerns and required when a child or young person’s\nimplementing appropriate supervision overnight care runs for a cumulative period of\npractice, ensuring worker screening checks, 90 days in a year (even when more than 1\nincluding WWCC, are completed and verified. registered agency has provided that care), to\nensure correct supports and planning are in\nImprove the SSRC Register Portal place for the child.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- Advice and education\nWe fulfil our function of providing education and advice through:\n• our enquiries line, which this year received 1666 calls mostly from relevant entities\nseeking advice on whether an allegation required notification or how to progress an\ninitial response to a child protection allegation\n• case-by-case tailored advice as reportable conduct investigations are underway\n• an eLearning series: 480 people completed all 7 of the available modules, and 2355\ncompleted at least one unit\n• sector specific webinars attended by 2194 people.\neLearning\nIn the last financial year, 2835 individuals have accessed our eLearning course,\nResponding to Reportable Allegations, completing a total of 11,135 modules.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Children’s Guardian\nBuilding organisations’ understanding of the Child • directing an organisation to complete a Child Safe\nSafe Standards is the foundation of the Child Safe Self-Assessment\nScheme, and the OCG supports organisations to build • requesting that the head of a child safe\nthis capability by providing ongoing sector support, organisation respond to questions and provide\nresource development and training. specific information at an assessment interview\n• inspecting an organisation’s premises, where\nIn addition, certain NSW government agencies are\napplicable, and\nrequired to develop Child Safe Action Plans that detail\nhow they will support child safe organisations in their • providing the organisation with a detailed\nsectors to implement the Child Safe Standards. monitoring assessment report that sets out\nour findings and guidance regarding how the\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- Contents\nOverview 2 Sustainability 88\nAims and objectives 3 Work health and safety 89\nCharter 4 Workforce diversity and Disability\nReporting framework 4 Inclusion Action Plan 89\nManagement and structure 4 Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 92\nStrategy 6 Financial Performance 93\nStrategic objectives 7\nAppendix 1 134\nOperations and performance 10 Corrections to the 2021–22 Annual Report 135\nPerformance highlights for 2022–23 11\nChild Safe Scheme 12\nWorking with Children Check 18\nReportable Conduct Scheme 35\nOut-of-home care and adoption 45\nSpecialised substitute residential care 64\nEmploying children 65\nNDIS Worker Check 68\nChild Sex Offender Counsellor\nAccreditation Scheme 69\nOfficial Community Visitors Scheme 70\nAdditional matters 70\nManagement and accountability 71\nHuman resources 72\nNumber and remuneration of senior executives 73\nConsultants 74\nResearch and development 74\nLegal change 74\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- These include:\nThe Commonwealth Government also administers\nthe NDIS Worker Screening Database which allows • improving continuous monitoring of\nemployers to verify an application and keeps a Commonwealth offences for NDIS workers\nnational list of clearances and exclusions. • improving the operational arrangements for\ninformation sharing between the NDIS Quality\nand Safeguards Commission and worker\nTable 14: Key statistics NDIS Worker Check, 2020–23\nscreening units\n• reviewing information sharing arrangements to\n2020–21 2021–22 2022–23\nimprove the flow of information relevant to risk\nApplications 37,567 93,267 93,752 of harm across Australia\nreceived\nWe look forward to working with the Commonwealth,\nDecisions made: state, and territory governments to discuss and\nprogress the recommendations, and to contribute to\nClearances 32,984 91,219 89,339\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- Contents\nAcknowledgement of Country ii Management and accountability 77\nLetter of submission iii\nHuman resources 78\nForeword iv\nNumber and remuneration of senior executives 79\nConsultants 80\nOverview 2\nResearch and development 80\nReporting framework 3\nLaw reform 80\nManagement and structure 3\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009 82\nFormer executive team 4\nPublic interest disclosure 89\nRisk management and insurance activities 90\nStrategy 5\nInternal Audit and Risk Management\nOur primary role 6 Attestation Statement for the 2023–2024\nFinancial Year for the Office of the\nStrategic priorities 6\nChildren’s Guardian 91\nOperations and performance 9\nSustainability 93\nHighlights for 2023–24 10\nWork health and safety 94\nChild Safe Scheme 11\nWorkforce diversity and Disability Inclusion 94\nWorking with Children Check 18\nModern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 96\nReportable Conduct Scheme 33\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- As a result of\nseveral actions to address employer behaviour\nthe investigations conducted in 2024–25, we\nto achieve our compliance and enforcement\nissued 19 fines to 7 organisations, totalling\nobjectives.\n$19,000, for failing to comply with the Child\nAdministrative enforcement can include Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.\nreminders and warning letters to caution an\nGraph 4: Outcomes of investigations completed 2023-24 to 2024-25\nCompleted investigation outcomes: 2023-24 vs 2024-25\n120\n100\n80\n60\n40\n20\n0\nEmployer found to Not enough Not in jurisdiction Reminder issued Warning issued Fine issued\nbe compliant information to\nproceed\n2023-24 2024-25\nAnnual Report 2024-25 35\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- The decrease\nauthorised carers can be better supported in\nin carer numbers is associated to carers\ntheir complex role.\nleaving the sector, however the information\nThe purpose of the working group was to recorded in the Carers Register does not\ndiscuss challenges, showcase existing provide information on the carers placement\npractice and share or develop tools to guide history, capacity to care or whether the carer\nwas authorised for a known child or general\nthe sector’s carer support and supervision\nfoster care.\npractices.\n• 16% of authorised carers identify as\nOne-to-one advice and guidance were\nAboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, this\nprovided to agency staff on a range of\nnumber has increased since last year\nindividual matters throughout 2024-25.\n• 63% of authorised carers are female, 37%\nare male and 0.1% identify as gender X\nMonitoring agencies\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- Programs include in sport and active recreation organisations due to\nannual grants to over 90 SSOs and 11 Regional competing priorities and high turnover of workers,\nAcademies including volunteers\n• Regulating Combat Sport contests, including those • Grooming – adult and child relationships in sport\ninvolving children aged 14-17 years and active recreation provide opportunity for\ngrooming\n• Licensing Motor Vehicle Sport Racing Grounds,\nincluding those used by children • Close coaching relationships are common and can\nbe exploited\n• Licencing Award Centres for the Duke of\nEdinburgh’s International Award program. • Personal boundaries can be eroded as touching\nand sharing of personal information is sometimes\nThe Office also influences the sector and builds sector\nnormalised\ncapability through:\n• Adults have opportunities to identify and target\n Source: `strategies/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pdf (https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pdf)`\n- In response to the high number of barred workers\nwhose WWCCs had not been verified by employers,\nIn 2023–24 we completed 143 investigations into we initiated a targeted investigation program to\nalleged breaches of the Child Protection (Working with assess whether this category of workers posed a\nChildren) Act 2012, a 144% increase compared to the significant risk to children.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- This data\nhelps us identify high-risk sectors that may\nIn 2024–25 we completed 119 investigations need further assistance in achieving\ninto alleged breaches of the Child Protection\ncompliance.\n(Working with Children) Act 2012, a 17%\nThe OCG will prioritise addressing non-\ndecrease compared to last financial year.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- Delivering on these priorities, 2020-21 highlights included the following:\nResources that\n24,685 people\nBill introduced in support the creation of\nattended training\nNSW Parliament, to child-safe\nabout creating\nimplement the organisations\nchild-safe\nChild Safe Scheme downloaded from our\nenvironments\nwebsite 90,337 times\n30,000\nWe work with organisations across NSW\n83\n117\ndesignated agencies\n18,369 carers agencies registered\nare accredited and\nauthorised on the to provide or arrange\ndelivering statutory\nNSW Carers Register voluntary out-of-\nout-of-home care and\nhome care\nadoption services\nResidential Care\nWorkers Register\n1,820,463\nconsultation and\npeople in NSW\ndevelopment,\nhold a cleared Working with Children Check as at\nimplementing a\n30 June 2021\nrecommendation of\nthe Royal Commission\n516 2492\n400,855\nemployers audited for\ndecisions to bar Working with Children\nWorking with\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- Four Audit and Risk Committee meetings\nwere held in 2020-21, with the number of meetings each independent member attended as follows:\n• Alex Smith (Independent Chair): 3\n• Jan McClelland (Independent Chair): 1\n• John Hunter (Independent Member): 3\n• Gul Izmir (Independent Member): 4\nInsurance activities\nInsurance is provided for all major assets and significant risks through the NSW Government self-\ninsurance scheme (NSW Treasury Management Fund).\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Membership\nThe independent chair and members of the Audit and Risk Committee are:\n• Independent Chair, Jan McClelland AM, 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2025\n• Independent Member, Wayne Evans, 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2025\n• Independent Member, Gul Izmir, 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2022\nJanet Schorer PSM, Children’s Guardian Peter Eaton, Director Corporate Services\n28 September 2022 peter.eaton@ocg.nsw.gov.au\n109\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Compliance requirement Comment or page reference\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Appendix C\nHuman resources Appendix A\nIdentification of audited financial statements Appendix B\nInclusion of unaudited financial statements No unaudited financial statements\nIndustrial relations policies Appendix A\nInternal audit and risk management attestation Appendix C\nLand disposal No land disposal\nLegal change Section 2\nLetter of submission Page 3\nManagement and activities Sections 1, Overview of main functions\nAppendix A (Major works)\nManagement and structure Appendix A\nMulticultural policies and services program (formerly EAPS) Appendix A\nNumbers and remuneration of senior executives Appendix A\nPayment of accounts Appendix B\nPrice determination Not applicable\nPrivacy and personal information Appendix C\nPromotion – overseas visits Appendix A\nPublic interest disclosures Appendix C\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Contents\nOverview 2 Sustainability 88\nAims and objectives 3 Work health and safety 89\nCharter 4 Workforce diversity and Disability\nReporting framework 4 Inclusion Action Plan 89\nManagement and structure 4 Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 92\nStrategy 6 Financial Performance 93\nStrategic objectives 7\nAppendix 1 134\nOperations and performance 10 Corrections to the 2021–22 Annual Report 135\nPerformance highlights for 2022–23 11\nChild Safe Scheme 12\nWorking with Children Check 18\nReportable Conduct Scheme 35\nOut-of-home care and adoption 45\nSpecialised substitute residential care 64\nEmploying children 65\nNDIS Worker Check 68\nChild Sex Offender Counsellor\nAccreditation Scheme 69\nOfficial Community Visitors Scheme 70\nAdditional matters 70\nManagement and accountability 71\nHuman resources 72\nNumber and remuneration of senior executives 73\nConsultants 74\nResearch and development 74\nLegal change 74\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- These include:\nThe Commonwealth Government also administers\nthe NDIS Worker Screening Database which allows • improving continuous monitoring of\nemployers to verify an application and keeps a Commonwealth offences for NDIS workers\nnational list of clearances and exclusions. • improving the operational arrangements for\ninformation sharing between the NDIS Quality\nand Safeguards Commission and worker\nTable 14: Key statistics NDIS Worker Check, 2020–23\nscreening units\n• reviewing information sharing arrangements to\n2020–21 2021–22 2022–23\nimprove the flow of information relevant to risk\nApplications 37,567 93,267 93,752 of harm across Australia\nreceived\nWe look forward to working with the Commonwealth,\nDecisions made: state, and territory governments to discuss and\nprogress the recommendations, and to contribute to\nClearances 32,984 91,219 89,339\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- Contents\nAcknowledgement of Country ii Management and accountability 77\nLetter of submission iii\nHuman resources 78\nForeword iv\nNumber and remuneration of senior executives 79\nConsultants 80\nOverview 2\nResearch and development 80\nReporting framework 3\nLaw reform 80\nManagement and structure 3\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009 82\nFormer executive team 4\nPublic interest disclosure 89\nRisk management and insurance activities 90\nStrategy 5\nInternal Audit and Risk Management\nOur primary role 6 Attestation Statement for the 2023–2024\nFinancial Year for the Office of the\nStrategic priorities 6\nChildren’s Guardian 91\nOperations and performance 9\nSustainability 93\nHighlights for 2023–24 10\nWork health and safety 94\nChild Safe Scheme 11\nWorkforce diversity and Disability Inclusion 94\nWorking with Children Check 18\nModern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 96\nReportable Conduct Scheme 33\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- Investigation outcome 2022–23 2023–24\nEmployer found to 22 114\nWhere we have identified that the employers’ degree\nbe compliant\nof culpability or the potential risk to children created\nby the alleged breaches is significant, we may issue Not enough information 7 102\nfines.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- When an entity is exempted from commencing or\nOf matters closed during the reporting period which continuing an investigation, it is not necessarily\ntook more than 6 months to investigate, the following relieved of all obligations in relation to the allegations.\nfactors were most typically present (as a percentage In many cases we work with relevant entities to\nof matters recorded): complexity (22%), suspended ensure that alleged victims and their families\ndue to third party involvement (for example police) are properly informed about the steps taken in\n(18%), resourcing (17%), difficulty or delay obtaining response to their disclosure or report and reasons\nthird party information (11%), difficulty locating the investigation has not proceeded; identify\nwitnesses (5%), inexperience (5%) and victim or whether any systemic shortcomings exist and ways\nemployee wellbeing (3%). to remedy them;\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n- This represents a\n• 2 fines were issued to 2 employers\n5% increase from 2023–24, which can in part\n(totalling $3,750) in instances where there\nbe attributed to an increase in continuous\nwas greater culpability and potential risk of\ncheck events across the year and reflects the\nharm to children.\ngrowing Scheme, and increased number of\nGraph 2: Number of targeted audits, including rate of people in NSW with a WWCC.\ncompliance compared to non-compliance, 2020-21 to\n204-25 Of the total number of barred and interim\nbarred workers in 2024–25, the percentage\nAudit outcomes by year\nwho had not been verified by an employer\n300 slightly decreased from 50% in 2023–24 to\n49% in 2024–25.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- In many cases we\ndifficulty or delay obtaining third party work with relevant entities to ensure that\ninformation (10%), difficulty locating alleged victims and their families are properly\nwitnesses (5%), inexperience (4%) and victim informed about the steps taken in response to\nor employee wellbeing (3%). their disclosure or report and reasons the\ninvestigation has not proceeded; identify\nActive matters whether any systemic shortcomings exist and\nAs at 30 June 2025, we had 1,551 open ways to remedy them; and ensure the entity\nnotification cases with entity investigation undertakes a risk assessment and introduces\nreports pending, of which 52% (800) have appropriate risk management strategies.\nbeen active for more than 6 months, a\nThe following outcomes relate to matters\nreduction of 4% (865) from last financial year.\ninvestigated to completion (finding).\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- Membership\nThe independent chair and members of the Audit and Risk Committee:\n• Independent Chair, Jan McClelland AM, 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2025\n• Independent Member, Wayne Evans, 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2025\n• Independent Member, the late Helen Freeland, 1 August 2022 to January 2025\n• Independent Member, Belinda Lawn, 30 June 2025 to 30 June 2026\n• Independent Member, Kara Nicholls, 30 June 2025 to 30 June 2026\nRachael Ward Ada Leung\nActing Children’s Guardian Director Corporate Services\n25 September 2025\nAnnual Report 2024-25 87\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- Compliance requirement Comment or page reference\nLegal change Section 2: Legal Protection\nLetter of submission Page 3\nManagement and activities Sections 1, Overview of main functions\nAppendix A (Major works)\nManagement and structure Appendix A\nMulticultural policies and services program (formerly EAPS) Appendix A\nNumbers and remuneration of senior executives Appendix A\nPayment of accounts Appendix B\nPrice determination Not applicable\nPrivacy and personal information Appendix C\nPromotion – overseas visits Appendix A\nPublic interest disclosures Appendix C\nRequirements arising from employment arrangements Appendix A\nResearch and development Appendix A\nRisk management and insurance activities Appendix C\nSummary review of operations Section 1: About the OCG\nTime for payment of accounts Appendix B\nWork health and safety Appendix A\nWorkforce diversity Appendix A\nWorkforce profile Appendix A\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Four Audit and Risk Committee meetings were held in 2021-22, with the number of meetings\neach independent member attended as follows:\nJan McClelland AM (Independent Chair): 4\nWayne Evans (Independent Member): 4\nGul Izmir (Independent Member): 3\nInsurance activities\nInsurance is provided for all major assets and significant risks through the NSW Government\nself-insurance scheme (NSW Treasury Management Fund).\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Our audit activities focus on ensuring\n• 239 were issued with a reminder or\nemployers are:\nwarning notification, and\n• registered in the WWCC system.\n• 10 fines were issued to 5 employers (totalling\n• verifying workers engaged in child-related work\n$8,500) in instances where there was greater\n• not engaging barred workers in child-related culpability and potential risk of harm to children.\nroles, and\n• maintaining proper records.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- Programs include in sport and active recreation organisations due to\nannual grants to over 90 SSOs and 11 Regional competing priorities and high turnover of workers,\nAcademies including volunteers\n• Regulating Combat Sport contests, including those • Grooming – adult and child relationships in sport\ninvolving children aged 14-17 years and active recreation provide opportunity for\ngrooming\n• Licensing Motor Vehicle Sport Racing Grounds,\nincluding those used by children • Close coaching relationships are common and can\nbe exploited\n• Licencing Award Centres for the Duke of\nEdinburgh’s International Award program. • Personal boundaries can be eroded as touching\nand sharing of personal information is sometimes\nThe Office also influences the sector and builds sector\nnormalised\ncapability through:\n• Adults have opportunities to identify and target\n Source: `strategies/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pdf (https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pdf)`\n- Our values\nThe values we work to are: integrity, trust, service, accountability, respect and empathy.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- These transactions include:\n2023 2022\n$’000 $’000\nTransaction Net/ Transaction Net/\nvalue receivable value receivable\npayable payable\nSale of goods/services; grants and 32,966 70 25,348 5\ncontributions and other receipts\nPurchase of goods/services; grants and (12,562) (2,252) (12,053) (964)\nsubsidies and other payments\n20,404 (2,182) 13,295 (959)\n• Insurance under Treasury Managed Fund Scheme\n• Long Service Leave and Defined Benefit Superannuation assumed by the Crown\n• Appropriations (and subsequent adjustments to appropriations)\n• Agreement with Service NSW for Working with Children Check services\n• Corporate shared services with Department of Customer Service\n• Service agreement with the Department of Communities and Justice\n• Payment for the audit of our financial statements\n• Leasing of properties from Property NSW\n• Legal services received from Crown Solicitors Office\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf)`\n- These transactions\ninclude:\n2025 2024\n$’000 $’000\nTransaction Net receivable/ Transaction Net receivable/\nvalue payable value payable\nAppropriations, sale of services and\n30,110 1,929 29,113 1,928\nother receipts\nPurchase of goods/ services and\n(11,109) (1,047) (13,122) (2,211)\nother payments\n19,001 882 15,991 (283)\nIn addition, in FY 24/25, OCG has collected a total $35.3 million (2024 $33.25 million) of paid\napplication checks from both Working with Children Check and National Disability Insurance\nScheme Check through Service NSW.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf)`\n- Table 4.4 Number of notifications received by primary allegation type\nPrimary allegation 2019-20 2020-21\nAssault 630 590\nIll treatment 169 140\nNeglect 381 246\nOffence under section 43B or 316A of the Crimes Act* 0 4\nBehaviour that causes significant emotional or psychological harm 42 36\nReportable conviction 3 2\nSexual misconduct 242 182\nSexual offence 256 340\nNot in jurisdiction 253 356\nTotal 1976 1896\n* Failure to reduce or remove risk of child becoming victim of child abuse or concealing child abuse\ncrimes.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Table 4.6 Notifications received by primary allegation type and employee gender, 2020-21\nUnknown or\nPrimary allegation type Female Male other Total\nAssault 329 256 5 590\nIll treatment 100 38 2 140\nNeglect 174 66 6 246\nOffence under section 43B or 316A of\nthe Crimes Act 4 0 0 4\nBehaviour that causes significant\nemotional or psychological harm 20 16 0 36\nReportable conviction 0 2 0 2\nSexual misconduct 31 149 2 182\nSexual offence 59 277 4 340\nNot in jurisdiction 215 130 11 356\nTotal 932 934 30 1896\nOther relevant notification trends:\n• More than half of the notifications involved allegations against employees (in the\nbroad sense as defined under the Scheme) who were casual, agency staff,\ncontractors or volunteers (including authorised carers).\n• Children aged between 13 and 15 years and between 1 and 6 years were the highest\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- Ofice of the Children's Guardian\nNotes to the financial statements\nfor the year ended 30 June 2021\n6 CURRENT ASSETS - CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS\n2021 2020\n$'000 $'000\nCash at bank and on hand\n3,580 8,438\n3,580 8,438\nFor the purposes of the Statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash at bank, cash on hand, short\nterm deposits with original maturities of three months or less and subject to insignificant risk of changes in value and\nnet of outstanding bank overdraft.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n- The Office's exposure to interest rate risk is set out below:\n-1% 1%\n$'000 Profit Equity Profit Equity\n2021\nFinancial assets\nCash and cash equivalents 3,580 (36) (36) 36 36\nReceivables 2,027 (20) (20) 20 20\nFinancial liabilities\nPayables 2,424 - - - -\n2020\nFinancial assets\nCash and cash equivalents 8,438 (84) (84) 84 84\nReceivables 984 (10) (10) 10 10\nFinancial liabilities\nPayables 2,500 - - - -\n(f) Fair value measurement\nFair value compared to carrying amount\nThe amortised cost of financial instruments recognised in the statement of financial position approximates the fair value,\nbecause of the short term nature of all the financial instruments.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\n_No global-intelligence source text found yet. Run `CLAUDE/global-ideas-scraper.py ` to populate case-study sources._\n\n## Source Artifacts Used\n\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf\n- `strategies/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pdf` - strategies - https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pdf\n- `pages/about.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/about-us\n- `pages/annual-reports-index.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/about-us/annual-reports\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__00.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport24-25.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__01.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport23-24.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__02.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/R_OCG_AnnualReport22-23.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__03.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/R_OCG_2021-22AnnualReport.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__04.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2020-21AnnualReport.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__05.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2019-20AnnualReport.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__06.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/R_OCG_2018-19AnnualReport.pdf\n- `pages/contact.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/contact-us/seeking-review-or-reassessment-wwcc-outcome\n- `pages/homepage.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/\n- `pages/news-latest.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/news\n- `pages/reviews-index.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/news/working-children-check-consultations-now-complete\n- `pages/strategies-index.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/child-safe-scheme/child-safe-action-plans\n- `pages/structure.html` - pages - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/child-safe-scheme/getting-started\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No corporate plan text source found.\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.", "legislation_md": "# Office of the Children's Guardian - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:29:25.310295+00:00\n**Entity ID**: S-NSW-057\n**Jurisdiction**: NSW\n**Portfolio**: \n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 21\n- Unique legislation references found: 63\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 51 |\n| Regulation | 12 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### Children’s Guardian Act 2019\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 108\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Children%E2%80%99s+Guardian+Act+2019\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/about.html`\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/Child-Safe-Action-Plan-2022.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- children and young people’s right to be safe.\nImage\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian is a statutory NSW government agency. We oversee organisations that provide services to children. The powers and functions of the Children's Guardian are defined in the\nChildren’s Guardian Act 2019.\nAbout the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian\nVision, values and purpose\nWhat guides us in the work we do to keep children safe.\nWork with us\nWhat to know before applying for a job at the Office of the Children's Guardian.\nHow we regulate\nPolicies, procedu\n Source: `pages/about.html`\n- Cox MLC\nPresident of the Legislative Council\nParliament House\nSYDNEY NSW 2000\nThe Honourable Jonathan O’Dea MP\nSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly\nParliament House\nSYDNEY NSW 2000\nDear Mr President and Mr Speaker\nIn accordance with sections 138 and 141 of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, I am pleased\nto present to Parliament the Office of the Children’s Guardian Annual Report for the 2020-21\nfinancial year.\nThe Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the Annual Reports\n(Departments) Act 1985 and the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.\nA\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- he Children’s Guardian Act 2019, I am pleased\nto present to Parliament the Office of the Children’s Guardian Annual Report for the 2020-21\nfinancial year.\nThe Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the Annual Reports\n(Departments) Act 1985 and the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.\nAs provided by section 141(2) of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, I recommend that this\nreport be made public forthwith.\nYours sincerely\nJanet Schorer PSM\nChildren’s Guardian\nPage 3\n\n[page 4]\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian\nAnnual Report 2020-21\nIn 2020-2\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ent the Office of the Children’s Guardian Annual Report for the 2020-21\nfinancial year.\nThe Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the Annual Reports\n(Departments) Act 1985 and the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.\nAs provided by section 141(2) of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, I recommend that this\nreport be made public forthwith.\nYours sincerely\nJanet Schorer PSM\nChildren’s Guardian\nPage 3\n\n[page 4]\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian\nAnnual Report 2020-21\nIn 2020-21, the Office of the Children’s Guardian launched its\nnew Strategic\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- make a difference.\nOur values\nPage 4\n\n[page 5]\nFrom the Children’s Guardian\nAmid COVID-19, we have been able to achieve a year of positive\nchange. Last year, we launched our new Strategic Plan that\nembeds our additional powers and functions provided under the\nChildren’s Guardian Act 2019. The Strategic Plan includes a new\nvision, purpose and values for the Office of the Children’s\nGuardian.\nAlongside the new legislation, these elements will strengthen the\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian as a modern regulator, setting\nus on a secure path for\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 20\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Government+Information+%28Public+Access%29+Act+2009\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- tors the execution of\nthe Children’s Guardian’s functions under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012\nand Part 4 of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian meets its obligations under the Government Information\n(Public Access) Act 2009 and other reporting frameworks.\nOverview of main functions\nChild safe organisations\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian has been supporting organisations to develop a child safe\nculture for many years mainly through providing training and resources.\nWith th\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- s\nPublic access to NSW government information\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian holds a range of documents and information, many of which\nare publicly available. The production of some documents may require an application under the\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009, the Privacy and Personal Information\nProtection Act 1998 or the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.\nRight to information requests\nTo promote open, accountable, fair and effective government in NSW, members of the public have\nthe right to access\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ment in NSW, members of the public have\nthe right to access government information. This right is restricted only when there is an overriding\npublic interest against disclosing the particular information.\nFormal requests made under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 for access to\ndocuments held by the Office of the Children’s Guardian should be accompanied by a $30.00\napplication fee and directed to:\nRight to Information Officer\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian\nLocked Bag 5100\nStrawberry Hills NSW 2012\nTelephone enquiri\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- 9 3600\nEmail: legal@ocg.nsw.gov.au\nFurther information can be found on our website: www.ocg.nsw.gov.au.\nChildren and young people aged less than 18 years are granted open-access information free of\ncharge.\nStatistical information about Government Information (Public Access) Act\n2009 applications\nUnder section 7 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, agencies must review\ntheir programs for the release of government information to identify the kinds of information that\ncan be made publicly available. This review must be un\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- www.ocg.nsw.gov.au.\nChildren and young people aged less than 18 years are granted open-access information free of\ncharge.\nStatistical information about Government Information (Public Access) Act\n2009 applications\nUnder section 7 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, agencies must review\ntheir programs for the release of government information to identify the kinds of information that\ncan be made publicly available. This review must be undertaken at least once every 12 months.\nWe publish information about our functions o\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Government Sector Finance Act 2018\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 19\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Government+Sector+Finance+Act+2018\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- e were no worker’s compensation claims in 2020-21.\nPage 67\n\n[page 68]\nAppendix B: Financial statements\nPage 68\n\n[page 69]\nPage 69\n\n[page 70]\nOffice of the Children's Guardian\nStatement by the Children's Guardian\nPursuant to Division 7.2, section 7.6(4) of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018, I state that to the best of my\nknowledge and belief:\n(a) the accompanying finance statements in respect of the year ended 30 June 2021 have been prepared in\naccordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting\nInter\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- fice’s financial statements are general purpose financial statements which have been prepared on an accrual\nbasis in accordance with:\n• Applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting interpretations);\n• The requirements of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 (GSF Act) and\n• Treasurer's Directions issued under the GSF Act.\nProperty, Plant and equipment, assets are measured at depreciated historical cost as an approximation of fair value.\nJudgements, key assumptions and estimations management has made are disclosed\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- reported in 2021-22.\nThere were no workers compensation claims commenced in 2021-22.\nPage 70\n\n[page 75]\nAppendix B: Financial statements\nPage 71\n\n[page 76]\nPage 72\n\n[page 77]\nStatement by the Children’s Guardian\nPursuant to Division 7.2, section 7.6(4) of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 (GSF\nAct), I state that to the best of my knowledge and belief:\na) the accompanying financial statements in respect of the period ended 30 June\n2022 have been prepared in accordance with applicable Australian Accounting\nStandards (which include Australian Acc\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- fice’s financial statements are general purpose financial statements which have been prepared on an accrual\nbasis in accordance with:\n• Applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting interpretations).\n• The requirements of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 (GSF Act) and\n• Treasurer's Directions issued under the GSF Act.\nProperty, Plant and equipment, assets are measured at depreciated historical cost as an approximation of fair value.\nJudgements, key assumptions and estimations management has made are disclosed\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- nities, and Disability Services out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Office for the year 2021–22.\nThe responsible Minister for the Office is taken to have been given an appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund under\nthe authority s4.7 of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018, at the time the Office receives or recovers any deemed\nappropriation money, for an amount equivalent to the money that is received or recovered by the Office.\nThe spending authority of the Minister from the Appropriations Act and that of the responsible Mini\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 13\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Privacy+and+Personal+Information+Protection+Act+1998\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ment information\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian holds a range of documents and information, many of which\nare publicly available. The production of some documents may require an application under the\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009, the Privacy and Personal Information\nProtection Act 1998 or the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.\nRight to information requests\nTo promote open, accountable, fair and effective government in NSW, members of the public have\nthe right to access government information. This right is restricted only when\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ic interest disclosure during the 2020-21 reporting year.\nPrivacy and personal information\nThe Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation 2015 requires a statement of action taken by the\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian in complying with the requirements of the Privacy and Personal\nInformation Protection Act 1998 and details of any reviews conducted by or on behalf of the Office\nof the Children’s Guardian under Part 5 of the Act.\nWe have a Privacy Management Plan in place and we continue to comply with the Privacy and\nPersonal Information Protection Act 1998, includin\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ts of the Privacy and Personal\nInformation Protection Act 1998 and details of any reviews conducted by or on behalf of the Office\nof the Children’s Guardian under Part 5 of the Act.\nWe have a Privacy Management Plan in place and we continue to comply with the Privacy and\nPersonal Information Protection Act 1998, including the Information Protection Principles.\nInternal reviews\nThere were no internal reviews conducted under the Government Information (Public Access)\nAct 2009, undertaken in 2020-21.\nConsumer response\nThere were two formal complaints received during th\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ment information\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian holds a range of documents and information, many of\nwhich are publicly available. The production of some documents may require an application\nunder the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, the Privacy and Personal\nInformation Protection Act 1998 or the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.\nRight to information requests\nTo promote open, accountable, fair and effective government in NSW, members of the public\nhave the right to access government information. This right is restricted only when\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- c interest disclosures during the 2021-22 reporting year.\nPrivacy and personal information\nThe Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation 2015 requires a statement of action taken by the\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian in complying with the requirements of the Privacy and Personal\nInformation Protection Act 1998 and details of any reviews conducted by or on behalf of the Office of\nthe Children’s Guardian under Part 5 of the Act.\nWe have a Privacy Management Plan in place and we continue to comply with the Privacy and\nPersonal Information Protection Act 1998, includin\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 10\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Young+Persons+%28Care+and+Protection%29+Act+1998\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- nd adoption agencies are accredited once they have demonstrated they meet\nthe requirements in the NSW Child Safe Standards for Permanent Care. Designated\nagencies have responsibilities under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 and the Children and\nYoung Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and regulation. Adoption agencies must also\ncomply with the Adoption Act 2000 and regulation.\nDesignated agencies and adoption providers are required to meet the standards throughout\nthe period of their accreditation. A Notice of Condition of Accreditation is\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- 020-21.\nPage 101\n\n[page 102]\nAppendix C: Corporate governance and risk\nLegislative framework\nThe following legislation sets the framework for the operations of the Office of the Children’s\nGuardian:\n• Children’s Guardian Act 2019\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2012\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) (Child Employment) Regulation 2015\n• Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012\n• Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- a\nResidential Care Workers Register. The Residential Care Workers Register commences\non 18 July 2022.\nWork is underway to transfer existing regulations providing for the Children’s Guardian’s\nfunctions under the Adoption Act 2000, Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection)\nAct 1998 and the Ombudsman Act 1974, to the Children’s Guardian Regulation, to\ncommence on 1 September 2022. This will be the final step in consolidating the\nChildren’s Guardian’s functions.\nAnnual Report 2021-22 | Enable | Monitor | Act 11\n\n[page 16]\nLitigation advic\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- on children, even though a child may not have been the\nprimary victim.\nWe also receive information about workplace records from our Reportable Conduct\nScheme and information shared between prescribed bodies under Chapter 16A of the\nChildren and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998.\nIn 2021-22, we received 293 notifications relating workplace records or Chapter 16A\nnotifications from prescribed bodies, including the Department of Communities and\nJustice. The cumulative total on 30 June 2022 was 5913 workplace records and Chapter\n16A not\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- nd adoption agencies are accredited once they have demonstrated they\nmeet the requirements in the NSW Child Safe Standards for Permanent Care.\nDesignated agencies have responsibilities under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 and the\nChildren and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and regulation. Adoption\nagencies must also comply with the Adoption Act 2000 and regulation.\nAgencies applying for accreditation may be granted provisional accreditation or full\naccreditation. Provisional accreditation is granted where an agency has not prov\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 9\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Under+the+Children%E2%80%99s+Guardian+Act+2019\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- As a\nresult, notifications of neglect were 35% lower across all sectors, and accounted for 58% of\nthe drop in notifications from designated out-of-home care agencies.\nPage 33\n\n[page 34]\nNotifications of sexual misconduct were 25% lower than the previous year. Under the\nChildren’s Guardian Act 2019, allegations about employees crossing professional\nboundaries with children of a type that is not explicitly sexual in nature no longer fall under\nthe Reportable Conduct Scheme. Notifications of sexual offences increased by 33%\ncomparing 2019-20 to 2020-21, w\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ested that the entity entity’s response.\nreview the child’s circumstances since she\n40 Office of the Children’s Guardian\n\n[page 45]\n3\nTime taken to investigate Other factors can also impact the investigation\ntime. Of matters closed during the reporting period\nUnder the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, we are\nwhich took more than 6 months to investigate, the\nrequired to report on the number of investigations or\nfollowing factors were most typically present (as\ndeterminations in relation to reportable allegations or\na percentage of matters recorded): comple\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- g 2 children to fall on the\nground and hit their heads.\nComplaints about responses We also receive complaints from general members of\nthe public, which often come through our enquiries\nto reportable allegations\nline. Members of the public often raise concerns\nUnder the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, any person about people who are working with children. These\ncan make a complaint about the way relevant entities may be referred to other areas within the Office of\nrespond to reportable allegations. We received the Children’s Guardian in order for us to pr\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- ual 2 22 15 39 122 107 6 63 376\nmisconduct\nSexual offence 2 57 64 76 140 82 1 126 548\nGrand Total 32 573 373 463 657 374 11 411 2,894\n3 where age is known.\nAnnual Report 2023–24 43\n\n[page 48]\nOperations and performance\nTime taken to investigate Active matters\nUnder the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, we are At 30 June 2024, we had 1,545 open notification\nrequired to report on the number of investigations or cases with entity investigation reports pending,\ndeterminations in relation to reportable allegations of which 56% (865) have been active for more\nor\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- e a review\n46 Office of the Children’s Guardian\n\n[page 51]\n3\nComplaints about responding to This year, 44% of the complaints we received\nwere assessed as not meeting the threshold of a\nreportable allegations\nreportable conduct complaint. However, the majority\nUnder the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, any person of these were assessed to fall within the broader\ncan make a complaint about the way relevant entities jurisdiction of the OCG and the information was\nrespond to reportable allegations, and can also raise shared internally for further action (see\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Modern Slavery Act 2018\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 7\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Modern+Slavery+Act+2018\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- uardian\niv Office of the Children’s Guardian\n\n[page 5]\nContents\nOverview 2 Sustainability 88\nAims and objectives 3 Work health and safety 89\nCharter 4 Workforce diversity and Disability\nReporting framework 4 Inclusion Action Plan 89\nManagement and structure 4 Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 92\nStrategy 6 Financial Performance 93\nStrategic objectives 7\nAppendix 1 134\nOperations and performance 10 Corrections to the 2021–22 Annual Report 135\nPerformance highlights for 2022–23 11\nChild Safe Scheme 12\nWorking with Children Check 18\nReportable\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- issioner during the financial year.\nWe aim to use NSW procurement approved providers\nwherever possible to ensure that goods and services\nprocured by and for the Office of the Children’s\nGuardian were not the product of modern slavery\nwithin the meaning of the Modern Slavery Act 2018.\n92 Office of the Children’s Guardian\n\n[page 97]\n6\nFinancial\nPerformance\nFinancial statements for the\nperiod ended 30 June 2023.\nAnnual Report 2022–23 93\n\n[page 98]\nTable of\nContents\nIndependent Auditor’s Report 95\nStatement by the Children’s Guardian 97\nStat\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- Office of the\nStrategic priorities 6\nChildren’s Guardian 91\nOperations and performance 9\nSustainability 93\nHighlights for 2023–24 10\nWork health and safety 94\nChild Safe Scheme 11\nWorkforce diversity and Disability Inclusion 94\nWorking with Children Check 18\nModern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) 96\nReportable Conduct Scheme 33\nOut-of-home care and adoption 49\nFinancial Performance 97\nEmploying children 72\nNDIS Worker Check 74\nChild Sex Offender Counsellor\nAccreditation Scheme 75\nOfficial Community Visitors Scheme 76\nAdditional matters 76\nAnnual\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- ess modern slavery risks as part of\nongoing day-to-day processes.\nWe aim to use NSW procurement approved\nproviders wherever possible to ensure that goods\nand services procured by and for the OCG were not\nthe product of modern slavery within the meaning\nof the Modern Slavery Act 2018.\n96 Office of the Children’s Guardian\n\n[page 101]\n6\nFinancial\nPerformance\nFinancial statements for the\nperiod ended 30 June 2024.\nAnnual Report 2023–24 97\n\n[page 102]\nTable of\nContents\nIndependent Auditor’s Report 99\nStatement by the Children’s Guardian 101\nS\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- ......................................................... 90\nWorkforce diversity ............................................................................................................................................................................... 90\nModern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) .................................................................................................................................................... 92\n6 Financial performance .............................................................................\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 7\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=National+Disability+Insurance+Scheme+%28Worker+Checks%29+Act+2018\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- sistent approach to worker screening for NDIS\nworkers. All States and Territories are operating an equivalent worker screening check that\nis recognised by the Commonwealth Government.\nIn NSW, the scheme operates under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker\nChecks) Act 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks)\nRegulation 2020. The Regulation prescribes the disqualifying and presumptively\ndisqualifying offences, and the corresponding laws to support national information sharing.\nThe Commonwealth Government\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- e Children’s Guardian are at section 128 of the Children’s Guardian\nAct.\nDuring 2020-21 we also administered the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, Child\nProtection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013, National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker\nChecks) Act 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Regulation\n2020. These also come under portfolio responsibility of the Minister for Families, Communities and\nDisability Services.\nPolicies and procedures\nThe Children’s Guardian Act 2019 requires t\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- sistent approach to worker screening for\nNDIS workers. All states and territories are operating an equivalent worker screening\ncheck that is recognised by the Commonwealth Government.\nIn NSW, the scheme operates under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker\nChecks) Act 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks)\nRegulation 2020. The Regulation prescribes the disqualifying and presumptively\ndisqualifying offences, and the corresponding laws to support national information\nsharing.\nThe Commonwealth Government\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- e Minister for\nFamilies and Communities, Minister for Disability Services.\nThe principal functions of the Children’s Guardian are at section 128 of the Children’s Guardian\nAct 2019.\nDuring 2020-21 we also administered the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks)\nAct 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Regulation 2020.\nThese also come under portfolio responsibility of the Minister for Families and Communities,\nMinister for Disability Services.\nRisk management activities\nThe Office of the Children’\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- and create\nsafer environments for children being employed in the\nentertainment, exhibition, and modelling industries.\nAnnual Report 2022–23 67\n\n[page 72]\nOperations\nNDIS Worker Check In NSW, the scheme operates under the National\nDisability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018\nThe National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker\nWorker Check commenced in NSW on 1 February Checks) Regulation 2020. The Regulation prescribes\n2021. It is part of the national quality and the disqualifying\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Access) Act 2009\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 7\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Public+Access%29+Act+2009\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ls, and any changes\nto decisions resulting in a person being barred or\ninterim barred from working with children.\n76 Office of the Children’s Guardian\n\n[page 81]\n4\nCode of practice for designated agencies Government Information\nand adoption service providers\n(Public Access) Act 2009\nWork is currently underway on a code of practice for\ndesignated agencies and adoption service providers,\nPublic access to NSW\ninformed by our review of, and consultation on, the\nChild Safe Standards for Permanent Care. government information\nThe Office of the\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- ildren and young people aged younger than\n18 years are granted open-access information free\nof charge.\nAnnual Report 2022–23 77\n\n[page 82]\nManagement and accountability\nStatistics about Government Information During the 2022–23 reporting year, we updated our\n(Public Access) Act 2009 applications Agency Information Guide, which provides a list of\ninformation that we proactively release. The updated\nUnder section 7 of the Government Information\nAgency Information Guide can be found on our\n(Public Access) Act 2009, agencies must review thei\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- ting year, we updated our\n(Public Access) Act 2009 applications Agency Information Guide, which provides a list of\ninformation that we proactively release. The updated\nUnder section 7 of the Government Information\nAgency Information Guide can be found on our\n(Public Access) Act 2009, agencies must review their\nwebsite. No documents were identified through this\nprograms for the release of government information\nprocess for publication on the website.\nto identify the kinds of information that can be made\npublicly available. This review mus\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- The code of practice will ultimately be set out in\nthe Children’s Guardian Regulation 2022.\nAnnual Report 2023–24 81\n\n[page 86]\nManagement and accountability\nGovernment Information Statistics about Government Information\n(Public Access) Act 2009 applications\n(Public Access) Act 2009\nUnder section 7 of the Government Information\n(Public Access) Act 2009, agencies must review their\nPublic access to NSW\nprograms for the release of government information\ngovernment information to identify the kinds of information that can be made\npublicly av\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- concerning certain residential\n(Working with Children) Act 2012. Work on the\ncare workers.\nnew regulation will commence following\npublic consultation on the review of the Child\nAnnual Report 2024-25 79\n\n[page 85]\nProtection (Working with Children) Act 2012. (Public Access) Act 2009, agencies must\nreview their programs for the release of\nGovernment Information\ngovernment information to identify the kinds\n(Public Access) Act 2009 of information that can be made publicly\navailable. This review must be undertaken at\nleast once every 12 mont\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Government Sector Employment Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 6\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Government+Sector+Employment+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- s\nfor the year ended 30 June 2022\n1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\n(a) Reporting entity\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian (the Office) is a reporting entity and is consolidated as part of the NSW\nTotal State Sector Accounts.\nSchedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (GSE Act) establishes the Office as a Separate\nagency. The Office is responsible to the Minister for Families and Communities, and Minister for Disability Services,\nand the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Children and Young People.\nThe Office is a not-for-pr\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- an (the Office) is a NSW government entity and is controlled by the State of\nNew South Wales, which is the ultimate parent. The Office is a not-for-profit entity (as profit is not its principal\nobjective) and it has no cash generating units.\nSchedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (GSE Act) establishes the Office as a Separate\nagency. The Office is responsible to the Minister for Families and Communities, and Minister for Disability\nInclusion, and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Children and Young People.\nThe financial statements\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- n (the Office), is a NSW government entity and is controlled by the State of\nNew South Wales, which is the ultimate parent. The Office is a not-for-profit entity (as profit is not its principal\nobjective) and it has no cash generating units.\nSchedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (GSE Act) establishes the Office as a separate\nagency. The Office is responsible to the Minister for Families and Communities, and Minister for Disability\nInclusion, and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Children and Young People.\nThe financial statements\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- lement.\nUnused non vesting sick leave does not give rise to a liability as it is not considered probable that sick leave\ntaken in the future will be greater than the benefits accrued in the future.\nIn accordance Section 52(1) Determination No 4 2022 under the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, from\n1st October 2022 onwards, OCG staff who have provided 40 weeks of continuous service are eligible for a total\nof 16 weeks of paid parental leave. Staff are also eligible to utilise this leave period flexibly within 24 months\nfrom the child’s birth date.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- (the Office), is a NSW government entity and is\ncontrolled by the State of New South Wales, which is the ultimate parent. The Office is a not-\nfor-profit entity (as profit is not its principal objective) and it has no cash generating units.\nSchedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (GSE Act) establishes the Office\nas a separate agency. The Office is responsible to the Minister for Families and Communities,\nand Minister for Disability Inclusion, and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Children and\nYoung People.\nThe financial statements\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Regulation 2020\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 6\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=National+Disability+Insurance+Scheme+%28Worker+Checks%29+Regulation+2020\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Territories are operating an equivalent worker screening check that\nis recognised by the Commonwealth Government.\nIn NSW, the scheme operates under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker\nChecks) Act 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks)\nRegulation 2020. The Regulation prescribes the disqualifying and presumptively\ndisqualifying offences, and the corresponding laws to support national information sharing.\nThe Commonwealth Government sets the requirements for NDIS worker screening. It is a\nrequirement placed\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- t.\nDuring 2020-21 we also administered the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, Child\nProtection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013, National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker\nChecks) Act 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Regulation\n2020. These also come under portfolio responsibility of the Minister for Families, Communities and\nDisability Services.\nPolicies and procedures\nThe Children’s Guardian Act 2019 requires the Annual Report to include copies of policies and\nprocedures to be adopted b\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- territories are operating an equivalent worker screening\ncheck that is recognised by the Commonwealth Government.\nIn NSW, the scheme operates under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker\nChecks) Act 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks)\nRegulation 2020. The Regulation prescribes the disqualifying and presumptively\ndisqualifying offences, and the corresponding laws to support national information\nsharing.\nThe Commonwealth Government sets the requirements for NDIS worker screening. It is a\nrequirement placed\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- ces.\nThe principal functions of the Children’s Guardian are at section 128 of the Children’s Guardian\nAct 2019.\nDuring 2020-21 we also administered the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks)\nAct 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Regulation 2020.\nThese also come under portfolio responsibility of the Minister for Families and Communities,\nMinister for Disability Services.\nRisk management activities\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian maintains several management disciplines to comply\nwith the NSW Tr\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- territories are operating an\nequivalent worker screening check that is recognised\nby the Commonwealth Government.\nIn NSW, the scheme operates under the National\nDisability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018\nand the National Disability Insurance Scheme\n(Worker Checks) Regulation 2020. The Regulation\nprescribes the disqualifying and presumptively\ndisqualifying offences, and the corresponding laws\nto support national information sharing.\nTable 20: Key statistics NDIS Worker Check, 2020–21 to 2023–24\n2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24\nApplicati\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Information (Public Access) Act 2009\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 5\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Information+%28Public+Access%29+Act+2009\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ation, many of which are\nto prepare a consultation draft code of practice which\npublicly available. The production of some documents\nwill be circulated to the sector for final comment\nmay require an application under the Government\nlater in 2023.\nInformation (Public Access) Act 2009, the Privacy and\nThis code of practice, like the Child Safe Standards Personal Information Protection Act 1998 or the Health\nfor Permanent Care, will set the criteria to be met by Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.\ndesignated agencies and adoption serv\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- ted only when there is an overriding public\nThe repeal of the Child Protection (Working with interest against disclosing that information.\nChildren) Regulation 2013 has been postponed to\nFormal requests made under the Government\n1 September 2025.\nInformation (Public Access) Act 2009 for access\nto documents held by the Office of the Children’s\nGuardian should be accompanied by a $30.00\napplication fee and directed to:\nR ight to Information Officer\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian\nLocked Bag 5100\nStrawberry Hills NSW 2012\nT elephone enqui\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- an Act 2019, and in relation\nChartered Accountant\nto out-of-home care.\nMs Milena Milojevic, Director People and Culture\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian\nmeets its obligations under the Government Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing,\nInformation (Public Access) Act 2009 and Diploma Coaching, Diploma Marketing\nother reporting frameworks listed in our\nMs Nadine Woodward, Director Strategic Projects\nLegislative Compliance Policy.\nChild Safe Organisations\nBachelor of Science, Bachelor of Laws (Hons),\nManagement and structure Gra\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- is review must be undertaken\nThe OCG holds a range of documents and information.\nat least once every 12 months.\nThe production of some of these documents may\nrequire an application under the Government\nThe OCG’s Agency Information Guide, which is\nInformation (Public Access) Act 2009, the Privacy\navailable on our website, provides a list of information\nand Personal Information Protection Act 1998 or the\nthat we proactively release. We proactively release\nHealth Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.\ninformation on our website regarding\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- ty\nof the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, and in\nrelation to out-of-home care. Mr Michael Rosmalen, Director, NDIS Worker\nCheck\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG)\nmeets its obligations under the Government Bachelor of Commerce (Economics),\nInformation (Public Access) Act 2009 and other\nMaster of Applied Economics\nreporting frameworks listed in our Legislative\nCompliance Policy. Mr Steve Gholab, Director, Working with\nChildren Check\nManagement and Structure\nBachelor of Social Science (major in\nThe executive team as of 30 June 2025\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Annual+Reports+%28Departments%29+Act+1985\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- with sections 138 and 141 of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, I am pleased\nto present to Parliament the Office of the Children’s Guardian Annual Report for the 2020-21\nfinancial year.\nThe Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the Annual Reports\n(Departments) Act 1985 and the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.\nAs provided by section 141(2) of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, I recommend that this\nreport be made public forthwith.\nYours sincerely\nJanet Schorer PSM\nChildren’s Guardian\nPage 3\n\n[page 4]\nOffice of the Children’s Gua\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- epared in accordance with Premier’s Memorandum M2013-09 Production\ncosts of annual reports. There were no production costs for copywriting, design or printing outside\nexisting allocation.\nCompliance with annual reporting requirements\nUnder the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985, the Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation\n2015 and various Treasury circulars, the Office of the Children’s Guardian is required to include\ncertain information in its annual report. This Annual Report includes all required information.\nPage 111\n\n[page 112]\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- with sections 138 and 141 of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, I am pleased\nto present to Parliament the Office of the Children’s Guardian Annual Report for the\n2021-22 financial year.\nThe Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the Annual Reports\n(Departments) Act 1985 and the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.\nAs provided by section 141(2) of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019, I recommend that this\nreport be made public forthwith.\nYours sincerely,\nJanet Schorer PSM\nChildren’s Guardian\nPage 2\n\n[page 3]\nOffice of the\nChildren’s Gu\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- epared in accordance with Premier’s Memorandum M2013-09 Production\ncosts of annual reports. There were no production costs for copywriting, design or printing outside\nexisting allocation.\nCompliance with annual reporting requirements\nUnder the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985, the Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation\n2015 and various Treasury circulars, the Office of the Children’s Guardian is required to include\ncertain information in its annual report. This Annual Report includes all required information.\nTable C9 Compliance\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation 2015\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Annual+Reports+%28Departments%29+Regulation+2015\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- lications by person to whom information the subject of 0\naccess application relates (s. 54 of the Act)\nPublic interest disclosures\nThere was one public interest disclosure during the 2020-21 reporting year.\nPrivacy and personal information\nThe Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation 2015 requires a statement of action taken by the\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian in complying with the requirements of the Privacy and Personal\nInformation Protection Act 1998 and details of any reviews conducted by or on behalf of the Office\nof the Children’s G\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- dum M2013-09 Production\ncosts of annual reports. There were no production costs for copywriting, design or printing outside\nexisting allocation.\nCompliance with annual reporting requirements\nUnder the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985, the Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation\n2015 and various Treasury circulars, the Office of the Children’s Guardian is required to include\ncertain information in its annual report. This Annual Report includes all required information.\nPage 111\n\n[page 112]\nTable C9 Compliance with annual reporting require\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ications by person to whom information the subject of access -\napplication relates (s. 54 of the Act)\nPublic interest disclosures\nThere were no public interest disclosures during the 2021-22 reporting year.\nPrivacy and personal information\nThe Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation 2015 requires a statement of action taken by the\nOffice of the Children’s Guardian in complying with the requirements of the Privacy and Personal\nInformation Protection Act 1998 and details of any reviews conducted by or on behalf of the Office of\nthe Children’s G\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- dum M2013-09 Production\ncosts of annual reports. There were no production costs for copywriting, design or printing outside\nexisting allocation.\nCompliance with annual reporting requirements\nUnder the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985, the Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation\n2015 and various Treasury circulars, the Office of the Children’s Guardian is required to include\ncertain information in its annual report. This Annual Report includes all required information.\nTable C9 Compliance with annual reporting requirements (Index)\nComplia\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Health+Records+and+Information+Privacy+Act+2002\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- a range of documents and information, many of which\nare publicly available. The production of some documents may require an application under the\nGovernment Information (Public Access) Act 2009, the Privacy and Personal Information\nProtection Act 1998 or the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.\nRight to information requests\nTo promote open, accountable, fair and effective government in NSW, members of the public have\nthe right to access government information. This right is restricted only when there is an overriding\npublic interest against disclos\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- a range of documents and information, many of\nwhich are publicly available. The production of some documents may require an application\nunder the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, the Privacy and Personal\nInformation Protection Act 1998 or the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.\nRight to information requests\nTo promote open, accountable, fair and effective government in NSW, members of the public\nhave the right to access government information. This right is restricted only when there is an\noverriding public interest against disclos\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- ent\nThe OCG’s Agency Information Guide, which is\nInformation (Public Access) Act 2009, the Privacy\navailable on our website, provides a list of information\nand Personal Information Protection Act 1998 or the\nthat we proactively release. We proactively release\nHealth Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.\ninformation on our website regarding key statistics\non the Carers Register and Residential Care\nRight to information requests Workers register.\nTo promote open, accountable, fair and effective\nDuring the 2023–24 reporting year, we updated\ngovernment in NSW,\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- our\ndocuments may require an application under\nwebsite regarding key statistics on the Carers\nthe Government Information (Public Access) Act\nRegister and Residential Care Workers\n2009, the Privacy and Personal Information\nregister.\nProtection Act 1998 or the Health Records and\nInformation Privacy Act 2002. In August 2024, we also released a report\n‘Strengthening out-of-home care and the\nRight to information requests broader child protection system’, which is\navailable on our website.\nTo promote open, accountable, fair and\neffective government in NSW, members o\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Government Sector Finance Act 2018\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Australian+Accounting+Interpretations%29%2C+the+Government+Sector+Finance+Act+2018\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ent Sector Finance Act 2018, I state that to the best of my\nknowledge and belief:\n(a) the accompanying finance statements in respect of the year ended 30 June 2021 have been prepared in\naccordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting\nInterpretations), the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 (GSF Act), Public Finance and Audit Regulation\n2015 and mandatory NSW Treasury accounting publications.\n(b) in the absence of a specific accounting standard, the Office considers using the hierarchy of reporting as in\nAASB 108 and performs the financial repor\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- nce Act 2018 (GSF Act),\nI state that to the best of my knowledge and belief:\n(a) t he accompanying financial statements in respect of the period ended 30 June 2024\nhave been prepared in accordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards\n(which include Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Government Sector\nFinance Act 2018, Government Sector Finance Regulation 2024 and mandatory\nNSW Treasury accounting publications or the Treasurer’s directions.\n(b) t he financial statements present fairly the financial position, financial performance\nand cash flows of the Office.\nSteve Kinmond\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- nance Act 2018 (GSF Act), I state\nthat to the best of my knowledge and belief:\na) the accompanying financial statements in respect of the period ended 30 June 2025 have\nbeen prepared in accordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which\ninclude Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Government Sector Finance Act 2018,\nGovernment Sector Finance Regulation 2024 and mandatory NSW Treasury accounting\npublications or the Treasurer’s directions.\nb) the financial statements present fairly the financial position, financial performance and cash\nflows of the Office of the Children’\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Child Employment) Regulation 2015\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Child+Employment%29+Regulation+2015\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- rations of the Office of the Children’s\nGuardian:\n• Children’s Guardian Act 2019\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2012\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) (Child Employment) Regulation 2015\n• Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012\n• Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013\n• Adoption Act 2000\n• Adoption Regulation 2015.\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian is established under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 since\n1\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- rations of the Office of the Children’s\nGuardian:\n• Children’s Guardian Act 2019\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2012\n• Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) (Child Employment) Regulation 2015\n• Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012\n• Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013\n• Adoption Act 2000\n• Adoption Regulation 2015.\nThe Office of the Children’s Guardian is established under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019\nsince 1\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- e issues paper will Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection)\nconsider matters of broad public interest relating to Regulation 2012, Adoption Regulation 2015, and\nthe Working with Children Check scheme. Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection)\n(Child Employment) Regulation 2015 to the Children’s\nWe will consult on specific matters that are identified Guardian Regulation 2022.\nby stakeholders in response to the issues paper and\non other key issues. After the consultation process, It also made regulations consequential upon the\nwe wil\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Children’s Guardian Regulation 2022\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Children%E2%80%99s+Guardian+Regulation+2022\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- the NSW Child Safe Standards for\nGuardian may refuse to grant accreditation or may\nPermanent Care.\ndefer making a decision on the agency’s application.\nThe code of practice will ultimately be set out in\nThe Children’s Guardian may defer making a decision\nthe Children’s Guardian Regulation 2022. We are\non an application for accreditation where the agency\nworking with Parliamentary Counsel’s Office to\nhas submitted an action plan setting out how it will\nfinalise the code of practice in the second half\nbecome compliant with accreditation criteria, and\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- ‘relevant information’ and record concerns on the\nPermanent Care and prior consultation undertaken\nResidential Register in a timely manner.\non proposed content for the Code of Practice\nin October to November 2022. We are finalising the proposed changes to the\nChildren’s Guardian Regulation 2022, which we\nSubmissions to the 2024 consultation indicated\nexpect will commence in 2025.\ngeneral support for the code of practice. Specific\nfeedback will be incorporated into the code of\npractice once it is finalised – this is expected\nto be late 2024.\nThe code\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- Child Safe Standards\nfor Permanent Care, will set the criteria to be met by\ndesignated agencies and adoption service providers\nto obtain and maintain accreditation under the\nChildren’s Guardian Act 2019.\nThe code of practice will ultimately be set out in\nthe Children’s Guardian Regulation 2022.\nAnnual Report 2023–24 81\n\n[page 86]\nManagement and accountability\nGovernment Information Statistics about Government Information\n(Public Access) Act 2009 applications\n(Public Access) Act 2009\nUnder section 7 of the Government Information\n(Public Access) Act\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Children%E2%80%99s+Guardian+Amendment+Act+2022\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- on of voluntary out-of-home\ncare as specialised substitute residential care. It\nachieved this by:\nConsolidation of the Children’s\n• continuing the voluntary out-of-home care\nGuardian’s functions\nregister as the specialised substitute residential\ncare register\nChildren’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022\n• establishing a code of practice for specialised\nThe Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022 was substitute residential care providers which sets out\nassented to on 1 July 2022, addressing reform in mandatory requirements to comply with the Child\n4 key areas:\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- this by:\nConsolidation of the Children’s\n• continuing the voluntary out-of-home care\nGuardian’s functions\nregister as the specialised substitute residential\ncare register\nChildren’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022\n• establishing a code of practice for specialised\nThe Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022 was substitute residential care providers which sets out\nassented to on 1 July 2022, addressing reform in mandatory requirements to comply with the Child\n4 key areas: Safe Standards.\n• Designated agencies and adoption service\nThe new regulations commenced on\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2025\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Children%E2%80%99s+Guardian+Amendment+Act+2025\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- of Practice, bringing the\nOOHC sector under the 10 Child Safe Standards, was approved by Government in September\n2024, and published on the NSW Legislation website Children’s Guardian Amendment (Code of\nPractice) Regulation 2024. With the introduction of the Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2025,\nthe Code of Practice will commence on 1 October 2025.\n• The OOHC directorate have developed a suite of resources with a range of peak bodies, NGOs,\ngovernment and academic stakeholders to help the sector transition to the new Code of\nPractice. The Code of Pr\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- the Historical Claims Working Group and NSW Police Practice Guidelines.\nThe guidance, along with fact sheets and eLearning are under review and will be released on 1\nOctober 2025 to coincide with legislative changes to the Reportable Conduct Scheme under the\nChildren’s Guardian Amendment Act 2025.\nAnnual Report 2024-25 12\n\n[page 18]\n• The OCG facilitated a Carer Supervision and Support Working Group with sector representatives\nthroughout 2024 and produced sector resources to build capacity to support carers.\n• The OCG also advised on several important\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Complaints Under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Complaints+Under+the+Children%E2%80%99s+Guardian+Act+2019\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ies involved subject\nmatter which could give rise to a complaint under the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.\nHowever, we we\n\n_…truncated, open the .md file for the full content._", "global_initiatives_md": null, "strategy": { "reporting_period": "2024-25", "corporate_plan_period": "2025-26", "vision": null, "vision_source_page": null, "purposes": "The OCG Corporate Strategy 2024–2027 outlines 6 strategic priorities below, which are detailed further on our website. 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