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    <div class="region region-content">     <div class="page-title__wrapper padding-horizontal"> <div class="page-title__container padding-vertical container"> <h1>     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Who we are</span>  </h1> Last update: 20 January 2025 </div> </div>      <div id="block-ocg-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block">     <article data-history-node-id="252" about="/about-us/who-we-are" class="node node--type-flexible-content node--promoted node--view-mode-full"> <div class="node__content">               <div class="field field--name-field-introduction field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item">     <article aria-label="Introduction" class="paragraph-wrapper paragraph-introduction__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="paragraph-content paragraph-introduction__content container intro-text">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-introduction field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Our role:</p> <ul> <li>We regulate and oversee select child‑related organisations and certain employers of children to keep children safe</li> <li>We administer worker screening checks to identify those who should be prevented from working with children and people with disability</li> <li>We ensure out-of-home care agencies meet essential standards in relation to the care they provide</li> <li>We have the responsibility to be a leading authority on child safety, shaping NSW and Australian policy and practice.</li> </ul> </div>  </div> </article>  </div>      <div aria-label="Sections on this page" class="paragraph-wrapper field-on-this-page__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="field-content field-on-this-page__content container"> <div class="h4">On this page</div> <ul class="field-on-this-page__list"></ul> </div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">     <article aria-label="body-copy" role="article" class="paragraph-wrapper paragraph-body-copy__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="paragraph-content paragraph-body-copy__content container body-copy">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-introduction field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Our hope for the future</h2> <p>Children, and people with disability, are safe</p> <h2>Our purpose </h2> <p>We work with others to keep children, and people with disability, safe in NSW</p> <h2>Our priority areas</h2> <ul> <li>Being a model administrator and oversight body</li> <li>Increasing awareness of, and building capability in, Child Safe practice<span style="language:en-AU"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="word-break:normal"><span style="punctuation-wrap:hanging"> </span></span></span></span></li> <li>Shaping policy and practice</li> <li>Improving First Nations outcomes</li> <li>Enhancing internal collaborative practice</li> <li>Supporting our people</li> </ul> <p>Read more about <a href="/sites/default/files/2024-06/P_OCG_StrategicApproach.pdf" target="__blank"><span class="document-label">Our strategy 2024-27 (PDF, 339.05KB)</span></a>.</p> <p>Read our <a href="/sites/default/files/2025-01/P_OCG_BusinessPlanReport.pdf" target="__blank"><span class="document-label">mid-year business plan report. (PDF, 287.53KB)</span></a></p> <p>Our work is guided by comprehensive <a href="/about-us/how-we-regulate">policies and procedures</a>.</p> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="field__item">     <div class="paragraph-wrapper paragraph-accordion__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="paragraph-content paragraph-accordion__content container "> <div class="accordion"> <div class="paragraph-accordion__title-wrapper"> <h2 class="accordion__title"> Our values </h2> <span class="open-all">Open all</span> </div> <div class="accordion__intro"> <p>We are guided by our values of integrity, trust, service, accountability, respect and empathy. </p> </div> <dl class="accordion-item__wrapper Off"> <div class="accordion-item "> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> Integrity </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p>We act with honesty and transparency with each other and the individuals and organisations we serve. </p> </div></dd> </div> <div class="accordion-item "> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> Trust </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p>We work together as one team for each other and the individuals and organisations we serve. </p> </div></dd> </div> <div class="accordion-item "> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> Service </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p>We are easy to engage with for each other and the individuals and organisations we interact with in creating child-safe organisations. </p> </div></dd> </div> <div class="accordion-item "> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> Accountability </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p>We are accountable for our own actions, transparent in our decisions and authentic in our behaviour. </p> </div></dd> </div> <div class="accordion-item "> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> Respect </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p>We respect ourselves, each other and the individuals and organisations we serve. </p> </div></dd> </div> <div class="accordion-item "> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> Empathy </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p>We listen with care to understand perspectives with each other and the individuals and organisations we serve. </p> </div></dd> </div> </dl> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="field__item">     <article aria-label="link-list" class="paragraph-wrapper paragraph-download__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="paragraph-content paragraph-download__content container"> <div class="paragraph-download__intro"> <h2>Ethics and Conduct</h2> <p>All employees must also comply with the Code of Ethics and Conduct. Our Business Ethics Statement guides commercial partners and suppliers on how to work with us.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph-download__links"> <a class="paragraph-download__link" href="/sites/default/files/2022-01/P_OCG_BusinessEthicsStatement.pdf" download="P_OCG_BusinessEthicsStatement.pdf">Business Ethics Statement</a> <a class="paragraph-download__link" href="/sites/default/files/2022-11/P_OCG_CodeofEthicsandConductSeptember2022.pdf" download="P_OCG_CodeofEthicsandConductSeptember2022.pdf">Code of ethics and conduct</a> </div> </div> </article>  </div> <div class="field__item">     <article aria-label="body-copy" role="article" class="paragraph-wrapper paragraph-body-copy__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="paragraph-content paragraph-body-copy__content container body-copy">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-introduction field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h2><img alt="Steve Kinmond" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1b2be6ec-a0e1-43cf-b350-b2c2237064ee" class="align-right lazyload" width="200" height="280" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/SteveKinmond-web_0.jpg">Children's Guardian and leadership team</h2> <p>Steve Kinmond OAM is Children's Guardian in NSW.</p> <p>Before taking up the position on 16 January 2023, Steve was CEO of the Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA) and before that was Deputy Ombudsman in NSW.</p> <p>The Office of the Children's Guardian is made up of business units that deliver services to the people of NSW. </p> <p>The leadership team is: </p> <ul> <li>Steve Kinmond, Children's Guardian</li> <li>Larissa Johnson, Director, OOHC Regulation </li> <li>Natasha Mewing, Director, Reportable Conduct </li> <li>Ricky Hennessey, Director, Reportable Conduct</li> <li>Michael Rosmalen, Director, NDIS Worker Check </li> <li>Steve Gholab, Director, Working with Children Check </li> <li>Sharminie Niles, General Counsel </li> <li>Ada 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