Australian Ombudsmen: A Call to take care

Stuhmcke, AG

Australian Ombudsmen: A Call to take care

Stuhmcke, AG

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Federal Law Review, 2016, 44 (3), pp. 531 - 556
Issue Date:: 2016-12-19

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dc.contributor.author	Stuhmcke, AG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3679-7301	en_US
dc.date.available	2016-11-08	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-12-19	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Federal Law Review, 2016, 44 (3), pp. 531 - 556	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0067-205X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/69311
dc.description.abstract	Resolution of disputes in Australia is frequently achieved by ombudsmen. Yet there is no uniform model of an ombudsman. Consequently, across Australian jurisdictions, the development of the institution has been ad hoc and fragmented. What has followed, however, has been the transformation of the institution to apply to new contexts, to the extent that it is questionable in some instances as to whether ‘ombudsman’ remains the appropriate descriptor for the institution. This article explains and critiques these developments, observes that the conditions which have created such change are set to continue and argues that care must be taken to protect citizen trust in the ombudsman brand.	en_US
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dc.title	Australian Ombudsmen: A Call to take care	en_US
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Abstract:

Resolution of disputes in Australia is frequently achieved by ombudsmen. Yet there is no uniform model of an ombudsman. Consequently, across Australian jurisdictions, the development of the institution has been ad hoc and fragmented. What has followed, however, has been the transformation of the institution to apply to new contexts, to the extent that it is questionable in some instances as to whether ‘ombudsman’ remains the appropriate descriptor for the institution. This article explains and critiques these developments, observes that the conditions which have created such change are set to continue and argues that care must be taken to protect citizen trust in the ombudsman brand.

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