OIR Annual Report 2024-25

The OIR is pleased to share its 2024-25 Annual Report (PDF, 36.6 MB), which will be tabled in the Parliament of Tasmania on 4 November 2025.

"Every one of the 567 reportable conduct notifications received last financial year has the potential to expose a blind spot in an organisation’s child-safe approach," Independent Regulator Louise Coe states in her opening foreword.

"Overseeing how organisations respond allows us to shine a light on areas of concern and identify where to channel their efforts."

The report offers insight into our work to keep children safe in organisations by exploring how:

• we work to support the creation of child and youth safe organisations
• we oversee reportable conduct through the Reportable Conduct Scheme
• we have commenced our assessment and monitoring function, including information about our underway assessment program
• we share information, and collaborate with local and interjurisdictional partners.

A preview of data insights within the 2024-25 Annual Report:

• We received 567 notifications in 2024–25—an average of 12 per week, compared to 9 per week in the last reporting period (1 January 2024 – 30 June 2024).
• Education services (33 per cent, n=189), child protection and out-of-home care (23 per cent, n=133), and custodial youth justice (13 per cent, n=73) accounted for the largest number of reportable conduct notifications per sector.
• Approximately 1,500 individuals from almost 400 organisations across the state were reached through the OIR's educational engagements.
• Post-session surveys show 99% of participants (n=323) came away with increased confidence about how to make their organisation child and youth safe.

We recognise that the appendix section of the pdf provided may not be accessible. If you require an accessible copy please contact OIR contact@oir.tas.gov.au and we will work to provide you with an accessible copy within 10 business days.