Oversight bodies of ACT Corrective Services

The range of oversight bodies that oversee the work of ACT Corrective Services include:

• Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services: Provides independent oversight of correctional facilities and identifies systemic issues but does not handle individual complaints.
• ACT Human Rights Commission (ACT HRC): Oversees human rights for people in detention. It can investigate complaints of human rights breaches.
• Official Visitors: Regularly inspect correctional facilities and can follow up directly on detainee complaints with ACT Corrective Services.
• ACT Integrity Commission: An independent body that investigates and exposes serious corrupt conduct within the public service, including ACT Corrective Services.
• ACT Ombudsman: Investigates complaints from individuals who have been unable to resolve issues with ACT Government agencies.
• ACT Government Public Sector Standards Commissioner (PSSC): Upholds integrity and conduct standards within the ACT Public Service and oversees employee misconduct matters.