Ombudsman Litigation: The Relationship between the Australian Ombudsman and the Courts

Stuhmcke, A

Ombudsman Litigation: The Relationship between the Australian Ombudsman and the Courts

Stuhmcke, A

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Publisher:: Federation Press
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Administrative Redress In and Out of the Courts, 2019, 1, pp. 155 - 177
Issue Date:: 2019-03-21

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dc.contributor.author	Stuhmcke, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3679-7301	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Weeks, G	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Groves, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-03-21	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Administrative Redress In and Out of the Courts, 2019, 1, pp. 155 - 177	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133794
dc.description.abstract	This chapter examines the use, frequency and the nature of legal actions initiated by litigants against Australian public and private ombudsman. As the traditional role of an ombudsman is to assist in the resolution of complaints the notion of the institution as a defendant, where it is itself a source of complaint is a poignant juxtaposition. The aim of this chapter is to explore why and when a complainant may commence litigation against an ombudsman and to investigate the frequency and reasons for ombudsman initiated litigation as plaintiff/appellant.	en_US
dc.publisher	Federation Press	en_US
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dc.title	Ombudsman Litigation: The Relationship between the Australian Ombudsman and the Courts	en_US
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Abstract:

This chapter examines the use, frequency and the nature of legal actions initiated by litigants against Australian public and private ombudsman. As the traditional role of an ombudsman is to assist in the resolution of complaints the notion of the institution as a defendant, where it is itself a source of complaint is a poignant juxtaposition. The aim of this chapter is to explore why and when a complainant may commence litigation against an ombudsman and to investigate the frequency and reasons for ombudsman initiated litigation as plaintiff/appellant.

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