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Ombudsman Victoria has a range of fact sheets available to the public which provide a guide to using the services of the office and general complaint handling advice.

Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001

No 1:  Download Fact_Sheet_01_WB_-_The_Whistleblower_Protection_Act_and_the_role_of_the_Ombudsman.pdf The_Whistleblower_Protection_Act_2001_and_the_role_of_the_Ombudsman.pdf

No 2:  Download Fact_Sheet_02_WB_-_How_to_make_a_disclosure_and_obtain_protection.pdf How_to_make_a_disclosure_and_obtain_protection.pdf

No 3:  Download Fact_Sheet_03_WB_-_What_happens_when_the_Ombudsman_investigates_a_whistleblower_complaint.pdf What_happens_when_the_Ombudsman_investigates_a_whistleblower_complaint.pdf

No 4:  Download Fact_Sheet_04_WB_-_Protected_and_public_interest_disclosures.pdf Protected_and_public_interest_disclosures.pdf

Freedom of Information Act 1982

No 5:  Download Fact_Sheet_05_FOI_-_Refusal_of_requests.pdf Refusal_of_requests in certain cases.pdf

No 6:  Download Fact_Sheet_06_FOI_-_Lost_or_non-existent_documents.pdf Lost_or_non-existent_documents.pdf

No 7:  Download Fact_Sheet_07_FOI_-_Charges.pdf Charges.pdf

No 8:  Download Fact_Sheet_08_FOI_-_Delay.pdf Delay.pdf

Jurisdiction and Powers

No 9:  Download Fact_Sheet_09_Transport_Accident_Commission_and_Victorian_WorkCover_Authority.pdf Transport_Accident_Commission_and_Victorian_WorkCover_Authority.pdf

No 10:Download Fact_Sheet_10_About_the_Victorian_Ombudsman.pdf About_the_Victorian_Ombudsman.pdf

No 11:Download Fact_Sheet_11_Tips_for_making_a_complaint_to_a_Victorian_public_sector_agency.pdf Tips_for_making_a_complaint_to_a_Victorian_public_sector_agency.pdf

No 12:Download Fact_Sheet_12_-_Own_motion_enquiry_or_investigation.pdf Own_motion_enquiry_or_investigation.pdf

No 13:Download Fact_Sheet_12_-_Own_motion_enquiry_or_investigation.pdf Formal_investigations_and_section_14_of_the_Ombudsman_Act 1973.pdf

No 14:Download Fact_Sheet_14_The_Children_Youth_and_Families_Act_and_the_role_of_the_Ombudsman.pdf The_Children_Youth_and_Families_Act_and_the_role_of_the_Ombudsman.pdf

No 15: Download Fact_Sheet_15_Powers_of_the_Ombudsman.pdf Powers_of_the_Ombudsman.pdf

No 16: Download Fact_Sheet_16_Human_Rights_and_Responsibilities_Charter.pdf Human_Rights_and_Responsibilities_Charter.pdf

Overseas Students

No 17: Download Fact_Sheet_17_Overseas_Students_and_the_role_of_the_Ombudsman2.pdf Overseas_Students_and_the_role_of_the_Ombudsman.pdf

No 17 Download Fact_Sheet_17_Overseas_Students_Arabic.PDF Fact sheet 17 - ArabicArabic

No 17 Download Fact_Sheet_17_Overseas_Students_Indonesian.PDF Fact sheet 17 - Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia

No 17 Download Fact_Sheet_17_Overseas_Students_Korean.PDF Fact sheet 17 - KoreanKorean

No 17 Download Fact_Sheet_17_Overseas_Students_Mandarin.PDF Fact sheet 17 - MandarinMandarin

No 17 Download Fact_Sheet_17_Overseas_Students_Thai.PDF Fact sheet 17 - ThaiThai

Enquiries

No 18: Download Fact_Sheet_18_Section_13A_Complainant_information3.pdf Section_13A_Complainant_information.pdf

No 19: Download Fact_Sheet_19_Section_13A_Agency_information2.pdf Section_13A_Agency_information.pdf

Other

No 20:  Download Fact_Sheet_20_Infringements2.pdf Infringements.pdf

No 21:  Download Fact_Sheet_21_Adverse_Comments_Ombudsman_Act_19732.pdf Ombudsman Reports and Adverse_Comments: Your Rights and Obligations (Ombudsman_Act_1973).pdf

No. 22: Download Fact_Sheet_22_-_Adverse_Comments_Your_Rights_and_Obligations__WPA_20012.pdf Ombudsman Reports and Adverse_Comments: Your_Rights_and_Obligations (Whistleblowers Protection Act_2001).pdf

No. 23: Download Fact_sheet_23_-_Information_for_support_people_attending_an_interview.pdf Information_for_support_people_attending_an_interview.pdf

No. 24: Download Fact_sheet_24_-_Interviews_-_No_header_or_footer_-_word_version.pdf Interviews.pdf

No. 25: Download Fact_Sheet_25_-_Complaints_related_to_Victoria_Police2.pdf Complaints_related_to_Victoria_Police.pdf