WA, Office of the Family and Children’s Ombudsman, 2011 Annual Report

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    JHML[LHMLHNL

    Ihl if }gl Ice|m~cbh~ ci~} jc{iu}bh} flb}|ul~ j~ j}~ jhml{lhmlhnl( ]gl bejdj}z if IFNI}i ulvjlq bhm bhbdzl nic{dbjh}~ full if {idj}jnbd ejb~ bhm jhfd|lhnl bddiq~ }gl iffjnl }i cbjh}bjh j}~ul{|}b}jih fiu jh}lauj}z bhm ieoln}jvj}z( ]gl Ice|m~cbh j~ dinb}lm jh ]|`qjdb bhm bd}gi|ag j}nicl~ |hmlu }gl Iffjnl if }gl Aivluhiu$ j} nihm|n}~ j}~ i{lub}jih~ jhml{lhmlh}dz if }gl Aivluhiu~

    Iffjnl jh Idzc{jb( IFNI j~ b ~l{bub}l balhnz fuic M^G^(

    JC[BU]JBDJ]Z

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh bn}~ b~ b hl|}ubd jhvl~}jab}iu if nic{dbjh}~$ ub}glu }gbh b~ bh bmvinb}l fiunj}jlh~ qgi eujha }glju nic{dbjh}~ }i i|u b}}lh}jih$ iu fiu }gl aivluhclh}bd balhnjl~ jhvl~}jab}lm(]gj~ hl|}ubdj}z uljhfiunl~ }gl nulmjejdj}z if }gl Ice|m~cbh(

    NIHFJMLH]JBDJ]Z

    IFNI cbjh}bjh~ }gl nihfjmlh}jbdj}z if nj}jlh~ qgi nih}bn} }gl Ice|m~cbh }i jhj}jb}l b

    nic{dbjh} jhvl~}jab}jih |hdl~~ ~|ng nihfjmlh}jbdj}z j~ qbjvlm ez }gl nj}jlh( ]gj~ {ui}ln}jih cb`l~nj}jlh~$ jhnd|mjha {uifl~~jihbd~ qj}gjh M^G^$ ciul dj`ldz }i nih}bn} IFNI bhm }i ~{lb` nbhmjmdzqj}g }gl Ice|m~cbh bei|} }glju nihnluh~(

    NULMJEDL ULVJLQ [UINL^^

    IFNI gb~ b nulmjedl ulvjlq {uinl~~ }gb} {uici}l~ ul~{ln} bhm nihfjmlhnl jh IFNI~ ivlu~jag}if M^G^( Ice|m~clh bul r|bdjfjlm }i bhbdzl j~~|l~ bhm nihm|n} jhvl~}jab}jih~ jh}i cb}}lu~ ifdbq$ bmcjhj~}ub}jih$ bhm {idjnz( Ql gbvl niddln}jvl lw{lujlhnl bhm lw{lu}j~l jh ngjdm qldfbul dbq$~injbd qiu`$ clmjb}jih$ bhm ndjhjnbd {ubn}jnl bhm bul }ubjhlm jh }gl \hj}lm ^}b}l~ Ice|m~cbhB~~injb}jih Aivluhclh}bd Ice|m~cbh ^}bhmbum~( Jh Hivlcelu 5;;:$ IFNI bhm M^G^ lh}lulmjh}i bh jh}lu#balhnz baullclh} }i jc{uivl nicc|hjnb}jih$ bnni|h}bejdj}z bhm eujha aulb}lu ndbuj}z}i }gl qiu`jha uldb}jih~gj{ el}qllh }gl }qi balhnjl~(>

    5]gl mlb}g if }gull zlbu idm Db|ujb Aubnl$ qgi qb~ `jddlm ez glu ci}glu qgjdl |hmlu }gl ~|{luvj~jih if }glMl{bu}clh} if ^injbd bhm Glbd}g ^luvjnl~ 'M^G^* bhm }gl mj~nivluz if zlbu~ if zi|}g#ih#zi|}g ~lw|bd be|~l b} }glM^G^#djnlh~lm I@ Eiz~ Ubhng( ]gl l~}bedj~gclh} if }gl iffjnl bd~i nijhnjmlm qj}g auiqjha nihnluh~ bei|} M^G^{bu}jnj{b}jih jh }gl Qlhb}ngll ngjdm ~lw|bd be|~l jhvl~}jab}jih~(> ]gl jh}lu#balhnz baullclh} j~ bvbjdbedl ihdjhl b} g}}{?))qqq(aivluhiu(qb(aiv)ifni)jh}lubalhnzYifniYm~g~({mf

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    B\]GIUJ]Z

    \hmlu ngb{}lu UNQ =>(;6B$ }gl Dlaj~db}|ul lhgbhnlm }gl Ice|m~cbh~ jhvl~}jab}jvl {iqlu~ ez{uivjmjha j} qj}g euibm bnnl~~ }i nihfjmlh}jbd M^G^ ulnium~ bhm }gl balhnz~ nic{|}lujlm nb~l#cbhbalclh} ~z~}lc( J} bd~i b|}giujlm IFNI }i ulnljvl nihfjmlh}jbd jhfiucb}jih fuic i}glubalhnjl~ bhm ~luvjnl {uivjmlu~$ jhnd|mjha clh}bd glbd}g {uifl~~jihbd~$ a|bumjbh~ bm dj}lc$ bhmb~~j~}bh} b}}iuhlz~ alhlubd(= ]gl Ice|m~cbh i{lub}l~ |hmlu b ~gjldm dbq qgjng bddiq~ IFNI }i{ui}ln} }gl nihfjmlh}jbdj}z if }gl Ice|m~cbh~ jhvl~}jab}jvl ulnium~ bhm }gl jmlh}j}jl~ if jhmjvjm|bd~qgi nih}bn} }gl iffjnl( ]gj~ lhni|ubal~ jhmjvjm|bd~ }i nicl fiuqbum qj}g jhfiucb}jih bhmnihnluh~ qj}gi|} flbu if {i~~jedl ul}bdjb}jih(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh {|edj~gl~ j}~ jhvl~}jab}jvl fjhmjha~ bhm ulnicclhmb}jih~ }i jc{uivl }gl ngjdmqldfbul ~z~}lc jh {|edjn ul{iu}~ }i }gl Aivluhiu bhm }gl Dlaj~db}|ul( ]gj~ j~ bh lffln}jvl }iid fiulm|nb}jha dlaj~db}iu~ bhm i}glu {idjnz cb`lu~ bei|} }gl hllm }i cb`l$ ngbhal iu ~l} b~jml dbq~${idjnjl~ iu balhnz {ubn}jnl~ ~i }gb} ngjdmulh bul el}}lu {ui}ln}lm bhm nbulm fiu qj}gjh }gl ngjdmqldfbul ~z~}lc(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh mlujvl~ jhfd|lhnl fuic j}~ ndi~l {uiwjcj}z }i }gl Aivluhiu bhm }gl Dlaj~db}|ul(]gl Ice|m~cbh mjuln}iu j~ b{{ijh}lm ez bhm ul{iu}~ mjuln}dz }i }gl Aivluhiu( ]gl b{{ijh}clh}j~ ~|eoln} }i nihfjucb}jih ez }gl Qb~gjha}ih ^}b}l ^lhb}l( ]gl Ice|m~cbh mjuln}iu ~luvl~ b }gullzlbu }luc bhm nih}jh|l~ }i ~luvl jh }gj~ uidl |h}jd b ~|nnl~~iu j~ b{{ijh}lm( ]gl Ice|m~cbh~e|mal}$ alhlubd i{lub}jih~$ bhm ~z~}lc jc{uivlclh} ulnicclhmb}jih~ bul ulvjlqlm ez }glDlaj~db}jvl Ngjdmulh~ Ivlu~jag} Niccj}}ll(

    QIU@ BN]JVJ]JL^

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh {lufiuc~ j}~ ~}b}|}iuz m|}jl~ }gui|ag j}~ qiu` jh fi|u bulb~(

    Dj~}lhjha }i Fbcjdjl~ bhm Nj}jlh~( Fbcjdjl~ bhm nj}jlh~ qgi nih}bn} }gl Ice|m~cbh qj}gbh jhr|juz iu nic{dbjh} if}lh flld }gb} M^G^ iu bhi}glu balhnz j~ hi} dj~}lhjha }i }gljunihnluh~( Ez dj~}lhjha nbulf|ddz }i fbcjdjl~ bhm nj}jlh~$ }gl Ice|m~cbh nbh lffln}jvldz b~~l~~bhm ul~{ihm }i jhmjvjm|bd nihnluh~ bhm bd~i jmlh}jfz uln|uujha {uiedlc~ fbnlm ez fbcjdjl~ bhmngjdmulh }gui|agi|} }gl ~z~}lc(

    Ul~{ihmjha }i Nic{dbjh}~( ]gl Ice|m~cbh jc{bu}jbddz jhvl~}jab}l~ bhm bhbdzl~nic{dbjh}~ babjh~} M^G^ bhm i}glu balhnjl~( Ql ~{lhm ciul }jcl ih }gj~ bn}jvj}z }gbh bhzi}glu( ]giui|ag nic{dbjh} jhvl~}jab}jih~ bhm bhbdz~l~ lhbedl }gl Ice|m~cbh }i ul~{ihmlffln}jvldz qglh bn}jih c|~} el }b`lh }i ngbhal bh balhnz~ mlnj~jih bhm }i bnn|ub}ldz jmlh}jfz{uiedlcb}jn {idjnz bhm {ubn}jnl j~~|l~ }gb} qbuubh} f|u}glu lwbcjhb}jih( ]glz bd~i lhbedl }glIce|m~cbh }i ~|{{iu} bn}jih~ if }gl balhnz qglh j} j~ |hfbjudz nuj}jnjlm fiu {ui{ludz nbuuzjhai|} j}~ m|}jl~(

    ]b`jha Bn}jih ih Elgbdf if Ngjdmulh bhm Fbcjdjl~( ]gl Ice|m~cbh jh}luvlhl~ qglhhlnl~~buz }i bvlu} iu niuuln} b gbucf|d ivlu~jag} iu cj~}b`l ez M^G^ iu bhi}glu balhnz( ]glIce|m~cbh~ bn}jih~ jhnd|ml? {uic{}jha }gl balhnz }i }b`l b ndi~lu dii` b} b nihnluh0fbnjdj}b}jha jhfiucb}jih ~gbujha0 clmjb}jha {uifl~~jihbd mj~baullclh}~0 bhm ~gbujha }gl

    = ^ll bd~i UNQ 2>(

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    Ice|m~cbh~ jhvl~}jab}jvl fjhmjha~ bhm bhbdz~l~ qj}g }gl balhnz }i niuuln} b {uiedlcb}jnmlnj~jih( ]gui|ag }gl~l bn}jih~$ }gl Ice|m~cbh j~ if}lh ~|nnl~~f|d jh ul~idvjha dlaj}jcb}lnihnluh~(

    Jc{uivjha }gl ^z~}lc( ]gl Ice|m~cbh j~ ul~{ih~jedl fiu fbnjdj}b}jha jc{uivlclh}~ }i }glngjdm {ui}ln}jih bhm ngjdm qldfbul ~z~}lc( ]gl Ice|m~cbh qiu`~ }i jmlh}jfz bhm jhvl~}jab}l~z~}lc#qjml {uiedlc~$ bhm {|edj~gl~ j}~ fjhmjha~ bhm ulnicclhmb}jih~ jh {|edjn ul{iu}~ }ibalhnz iffjnjbd~ bhm ~}b}l {idjnzcb`lu~( ]gui|ag }gl~l lffiu}~$ }gl Ice|m~cbh gld{~ }ialhlub}l el}}lu ~luvjnl~ fiu ngjdmulh bhm fbcjdjl~(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh |}jdjl~ vju}|bddz bdd if j}~ ul~i|unl~ 6(7 f|dd#}jcl lc{dizll~ 'F]L~* }i {lufiuc}gl~l bn}jvj}jl~( ]gl Ice|m~cbh~ qiu` bn}jvj}jl~ bul ml~nujelm jh ciul ml}bjd jh }gl ~ln}jih~ }gb}fiddiq(

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    JHR\JUZ [UIFJDL^

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh dj~}lh~ }i fbcjdjl~ bhm nj}jlh~ qgi nih}bn} }gliffjnl qj}g r|l~}jih~ iu nihnluh~ bei|} ~luvjnl~ {uivjmlm }gui|ag

    }gl ngjdm {ui}ln}jih bhm ngjdm qldfbul ~z~}lc( Ez dj~}lhjha nbulf|ddz$}gl Ice|m~cbh j~ bedl }i ul~{ihm lffln}jvldz }i }glju jhr|jujl~bhm nic{dbjh}~(

    ]gj~ ~ln}jih ml~nujel~ nih}bn}~ cbml ez fbcjdjl~ bhm nj}jlh~ m|ujha}gl Ice|m~cbh~ 5;22 ul{iu}jha zlbu(< Mb}b fuic {ulvji|~ul{iu}jha zlbu~ j~ jhnd|mlm fiu nic{buj~ih(

    NIH]BN]^ ]I ]GL ICE\M^CBH

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    5;22$ 72; if }gl~l nih}bn}~ qlul jhr|jujl~ cbml ez {li{dl ~ll`jhajhfiucb}jih( B{{uiwjcb}ldz => {lunlh} if }gl~l nih}bn}~ qlulfiucbd nic{dbjh}~ ~ll`jha bh jhvl~}jab}jih ez bh Ice|m~cbh(

    ^i|unl? Iffjnl if }gl Fbcjdz bhm Ngjdmulh~ Ice|m~cbh$ ^l{}lcelu 5;22

    < ]gl Ice|m~cbh~ bhh|bd ul{iu}jha {lujim j~ ^l{}lcelu 2 }i B|a|~} >2(

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    NIH]BN]^(Qglh fbcjdjl~bhm nj}jlh~ nih}bn} }glIce|m~cbh$ }gl nih}bn}j~ min|clh}lm b~ lj}glubh jhr|juz iu nic{dbjh}(

    JHR\JUJL^([lu~ih~ nbdd iuquj}l }i }gl Ice|m~cbhqbh}jha eb~jn jhfiucb}jihih giq }gl iffjnl nbhgld{ }glc qj}g b nihnluh$iu }glz gbvl r|l~}jih~

    bei|} }gl ngjdm {ui}ln}jihiu ngjdm qldfbul ~z~}lc(]gl Ice|m~cbhul~{ihm~ mjuln}dz }i }gl~ljhr|jujl~$ ~icl if qgjngulr|jul bmmj}jihbdul~lbung( ]gl iffjnl ulflu~i}glu r|l~}jih~ }i }glb{{ui{ujb}l balhnz(

    NIC[DBJH]^([lu~ih~ fjdl bnic{dbjh} qj}g }gl

    Ice|m~cbh qglh }glzgbvl b ~{lnjfjn nic{dbjh}babjh~} }gl Ml{bu}clh}if ^injbd bhm Glbd}g^luvjnl~ 'M^G^* iu i}glubalhnz }gb} }glz qbh} }gliffjnl }i jhvl~}jab}l( ]glIce|m~cbh ulvjlq~lvluz nic{dbjh} }gb} j~

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    NIC[DBJH]^ ULNLJVLMB nic{dbjh} }i }gl Ice|m~cbh c|~} jhvidvl bh bn} iu icj~~jih ez M^G^ iu bhi}glu ~}b}l balhnz~luvjha ngjdmulh }gb} bffln}~?

    B ngjdm b} uj~` if be|~l$ hladln} iu i}glu gbuc ez b {bulh} iu nbul}b`lu( B ngjdm iu {bulh} qgi gb~ ellh }gl ~|eoln} if b ul{iu} if ngjdm be|~l iu hladln}$ iu {bulh}bd

    jhnb{bnj}z(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh ulnljvlm 6;7 nic{dbjh}~ jh 5;22( If }gl~l$ fjf}llh {lunlh} qlul lclualh}':; nic{dbjh}~*( Lclualh} nic{dbjh}~ ci~} if}lh jhvidvlm ngjdm ~bfl}z iu ~j}|b}jih~ jh qgjng}jcldz jh}luvlh}jih ez }gl Ice|m~cbh ni|dm cb`l b ~jahjfjnbh} mjfflulhnl }i b ngjdm iu fbcjdz~jcclmjb}l qldd#eljha( Ivlu ihl#}gjum if bdd nic{dbjh}~ jhvidvlm b ngjdm ~bfl}z j~~|l '5>;nic{dbjh}~$ iu >7 {lunlh}*(

    ^i|unl? Iffjnl if }gl Fbcjdz bhm Ngjdmulh~ Ice|m~cbh$ ^l{}lcelu 5;22

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    NIC[DBJH]^ ULNLJVLM EZ MNF^IFFJNL BHM ULAJIH 5;2;#5;22

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    cih}gdz$ ivlu b {lujim if bdci~} b zlbu bhm b gbdf(= qlul ul~idvlm ez }gl Ice|m~cbh jh }gj~ cbhhlu ezlh~|ujha }gb} nuj}jnbd jhfiucb}jih qb~ ie}bjhlm bhm nih~jmlulmez }gl balhnz$ ezfbnjdj}b}jha }jcldznicc|hjnb}jihbciha }gl {li{dl jhvidvlm jh iumlu }i ul~idvl }gl {uiedlc$ iu ezclmjb}jha b nic{uicj~l(Fiu lwbc{dl?>

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    IFFJNL IF ]GL FBCJDZ BHM NGJDMULH^ ICE\M^CBH >7t[ B A L

    qb~ bddiqlm }i ul}|uh }i Qb~gjha}ih qj}g }gl uldb}jvl fiu bhi}glu }gju}z mbz~${lhmjha b{{uivbd if }gl gicl ~}|mz( ]gl ulvjlq if }gl ebn`aui|hm ngln` qb~lw{lmj}lm$ ul~|d}jha jh }gl JN[N gicl ~}|mz eljha b{{uivlm qj}gjh }gl mlbmdjhl(

    NIC[DBJH]^ UL^IDVLM QJ]GI\] ^JAHJFJNBH] B^^J^]BHNL EZ ]GL ICE\M^CBH

    Jh 5;22$ }qldvl {lunlh} if nic{dbjh}~ qlul ul~idvlm el}qllh }gl balhnz bhm }glnic{dbjhbh} qj}gi|} ~jahjfjnbh} b~~j~}bhnl iu jh}luvlh}jih ez }gl Ice|m~cbh( ]gj~ul{ul~lh}~ b ~cbdd mlnulb~l ~jhnl 5;;7#5;2; qglh }gl {lunlh}bal if i}gluqj~l ul~idvlm nic{dbjh}~ulcbjhlm fbjudz nih~j~}lh}$ bui|hm fjf}llh {lunlh} if nic{dbjh}~( Jh ci~} nb~l~$ }gl Ice|m~cbhnih}bn}~ }gl balhnz }i nihfjuc }gb} ~}l{~ bul eljha }b`lh }i ul~idvl }gl j~~|l( ^icl nic{dbjhbh}~ul{iu} }gb} }gl clul fbn} if }gl Ice|m~cbh nih}bn}jha }gl balhnz bhm b~`jha r|l~}jih~b{{lbu~ }i b~~j~} jh lh~|ujha }gb} bhz {uiedlc~ bul ul~idvlm( Fiu lwbc{dl?

    [DBNLCLH] QJ]G HIH#N\^]IMJBD [BULH]

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh ulnljvlm b nic{dbjh} }gb} NFQ^ qb~ fbjdjha }i {dbnl b ~jw zlbuidm ml{lhmlh} ngjdm qj}g }gl hih#n|~}imjbd {bulh}$ bf}lu }gl ngjdm qb~ ulcivlmfuic }gl n|~}imjbd {bulh}( ]gl hih#n|~}imjbd {bulh} qb~ nic{dzjha qj}g ni|u}#iumlulm ~luvjnl~ bhm cb`jha aiim {uiaul~~( ]gl Ice|m~cbh fi|hm }gb} }glngjdm gbm hi} djvlm qj}g }gj~ {bulh} fiu ivlu b zlbu$ }gl {bulh} gbm {ujiu N[^gj~}iuz$ bhm }gl balhnz qb~ ~}jdd b~~l~~jha }gl {bulh}~ bejdj}z }i nbul fiu }gl ngjdm~bfldz$ }gui|ag ni|u}#iumlulm ~luvjnl~ bhm lvbd|b}jih~( ]gl Ice|m~cbhcihj}iulm }gl nb~l fiu }gull cih}g~$ qgjdl }gl {bulh} nih}jh|lm }i {bu}jnj{b}l jh~luvjnl~ bhm lvbd|b}jih~$ bhm vlujfjlm }gb} }gl balhnz gldm ula|dbu ~gbulm {dbhhjhacll}jha~ qj}g fbcjdz clcelu~ bhm {uivjmlu~( ]gl n|~}imjbd {bulh} 'qgi ulnljvlmb N[^ fjhmjha if hladln}* clbhqgjdl cbml dj}}dl {uiaul~~ jh ulclmjb}jha {bulh}bdmlfjnjlhnjl~ jmlh}jfjlm jh }gl ml{lhmlhnz( B} }gb} {ijh}$ }gl ~gbulm {dbhhjha }lbc

    bhm }gl balhnz qlul ~b}j~fjlm }gb} }gl ngjdm ni|dm ~bfldz el {dbnlm qj}g }gl hih#n|~}imjbd {bulh}$ bhm b} }gl hlw} ni|u} ulvjlq glbujha$ NFQ^ ulnicclhmlm }gb}}gl ngjdm el {dbnlm qj}g }gb} {bulh} jh bh jh#gicl ml{lhmlhnz$ qj}g ihaijhacihj}iujha bhm ~luvjnl~(

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    IFFJNL IF ]GL FBCJDZ BHM NGJDMULH^ ICE\M^CBH >:t[ B A L

    ICE\M^CBH FJHM^ HI EB^J^ FIU JH]LUVLH]JIH

    Jh 5;22$ ~lvlh}z#ihl {lunlh} if nic{dbjh} jhvl~}jab}jih~ qlul ndi~lm bf}lu }gl Ice|m~cbhlj}glu fi|hm hi eb~j~ fiu }gl nic{dbjh}$ iu fi|hm hi |hb|}giujlm iu ndlbudz|hulb~ihbedlbn}jih~ ez }gl balhnz qbuubh}jha jh}luvlh}jih(>1 ]gl Ice|m~cbh cbz ~}jdd gbvl fbnjdj}b}lm el}}lunicc|hjnb}jih el}qllh }gl balhnz bhm }gl nic{dbjhbh}$ }bd`lm qj}g }gl nic{dbjhbh} bhm }glbalhnz bei|} bd}luhb}jvl ni|u~l~ if bn}jih fiu ul~idvjha }gl nihnluh~$ bhm lm|nb}lm }gl nic{dbjhbh}bei|} }gl uidl bhm ul~{ih~jejdj}jl~ if }gl ngjdm qldfbul balhnz( Fiu lwbc{dl?

    NIC[DBJH] BEI\] EULBNG IF NIHFJMLH]JBDJ]Z \H^\E^]BH]JB]LM

    B uldb}jvl$ qgi gbm cbml b ulfluubd }i N[^ bddlajha hladln} if b }qi zlbu idm hih#ml{lhmlh} ngjdm ez }gl {bulh}~$ nic{dbjhlm }i }gl Ice|m~cbh }gb} N[^ mj~ndi~lm }gljmlh}j}z if }gl ulflulh} }i }gl {bulh}$ nb|~jha nihfdjn} bciha }gl lw}lhmlm fbcjdz( ]glIce|m~cbh l~}bedj~glm }gb} }gl N[^ ~|{luvj~iu bhm Bulb Bmcjhj~}ub}iu gbm bdulbmzjhvl~}jab}lm }gj~ nihnluh$ bhm }gb} }gl N[^ jhvl~}jab}iu gbm mlhjlm mj~ndi~jha }gljmlh}j}z if }gl ulflulh}( ]gl jhvl~}jab}iu lw{dbjhlm }gb} qglh }gl {bulh}~ qlul

    nihfuih}lm qj}g }gl bddlab}jih~ nih}bjhlm jh }gl ulfluubd '{lu N[^ jhvl~}jab}jih {ui}inid*}gl {bulh}~ ~}b}lm }gb} }glz a|l~~lm qgi cbml }gl ulfluubd eb~lm ih }gl hb}|ul if }glul{iu}lm nihnluh~( ]gl jhvl~}jab}iu ul{iu}lm hlj}glu nihfjucjha hiu mlhzjha }gl{bulh}~ ~|~{jnjih~( ]gl Ice|m~cbh }glulfiul fi|hm hi lvjmlhnl }i ~|{{iu} b eulbngif nihfjmlh}jbdj}z ez N[^(

    [UIFL^^JIHBD NIHNLUHLM BEI\] NGJDM^ ^BFL]Z FUIC ^LW\BD BE\^L

    Jh bhi}glu lwbc{dl$ }gl Ice|m~cbh fi|hm hi |hb|}giujlm iu ndlbudz |hulb~ihbedlbn}jih~ ez }gl balhnz jh b nb~l jhvidvjha fi|hmlm bddlab}jih~ if ~lw|bd be|~l if b }lhzlbu idm hih#ml{lhmlh} ngjdm ez }gl fb}glu( B nihnluhlm {uifl~~jihbd nih}bn}lm }glIce|m~cbh qglh }gl fbcjdz ni|u} b|}giujlm |h~|{luvj~lm vj~j}~ el}qllh }gl ngjdm bhm

    }gl fb}glu( ]gl Ice|m~cbh fi|hm }gb} N[^ gbm jhvl~}jab}lm bhm fi|hmlm bh bddlab}jihif ~lw|bd be|~l if }gl ngjdm ez }gl fb}glu$ bhm fjdlm b ml{lhmlhnz bhm {dbnlm }gl ngjdm jhi|}#if#gicl nbul( ]gj~ qb~ b gjagdz nic{dlw nb~l jh qgjng {ujiu }i N[^ jhvidvlclh}$}gl fb}glu gbm ie}bjhlm }lc{iubuz n|~}imz if }gl ngjdm }gui|ag fbcjdz ni|u}$ bf}lu }glci}glu elabh lw{lujlhnjha clh}bd glbd}g {uiedlc~( Qglh }gl ngjdm mj~ndi~lm ~lw|bdbe|~l ez }gl fb}glu m|ujha b vj~j} qj}g }gl ci}glu$ }gl {idjnl }ii` }gl ngjdm jh}i{ui}ln}jvl n|~}imz( N[^ fjdlm b ml{lhmlhnz bhm {dbnlm }gl ngjdm jh i|}#if#gicl nbul(]gl N[^ jhvl~}jab}jih ul~|d}lm jh b fi|hmlm fjhmjha if ~lw|bd be|~l$ e|} }gl {ui~ln|}iumlndjhlm }i fjdl ngbual~ babjh~} }gl fb}glu$ bhm }gl fb}glu ~|nnl~~f|ddz b{{lbdlm }gl N[^fjhmjha$ qgjng qb~ db}lu ivlu}|uhlm( Clbhqgjdl$ }gl ci}glu ~|nnl~~f|ddz ie}bjhlmn|~}imz if }gl ngjdm jh fbcjdz ni|u}$ qj}g N[^ }l~}jfzjha jh fbviu if }gj~ bn}jih0 giqlvlu$

    }gl fb}glu qb~ aubh}lm |h~|{luvj~lm vj~j}~( ]gl Ice|m~cbh l~}bedj~glm }gb} N[^ gbmb~~l~~lm }gl ci}glu b~ eljha {ui}ln}jvl$ ulnicclhmlm mj~cj~~bd if }gl ml{lhmlhnzelnb|~l }gl ci}glu qb~ bh b{{ui{ujb}l nbulajvlu$ bhm lh~|ulm }gb} }gl ci}glu bhm ngjdmqlul ulnljvjha b{{ui{ujb}l ~luvjnl~( ]gl Ice|m~cbh fi|hm }gb} N[^ ni|dm }b`l hif|u}glu {ui}ln}jvl bn}jih$ bhm }gl nic{dbjh} qb~ ndi~lm(

    >1 ]gj~ h|celu qb~ gjaglu }gbh jh 5;2;$ qglh 6= {lunlh} if jhvl~}jab}jih~ qlul ndi~lm b~ |h~|e~}bh}jb}lm iu qj}g hieb~j~ fiu jh}luvlh}jih ez }gl Ice|m~cbh(

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    IFFJNL IF ]GL FBCJDZ BHM NGJDMULH^ ICE\M^CBH =;t[ B A L

    ]Z[L^ IF JH]LUVLH]JIH EZ ]GL ICE\M^CBH

    ]gl fiddiqjha }bedl~ {uivjml lwbc{dl~ if fi|u }z{l~ if }z{jnbd jh}luvlh}jih~ ez }gl Ice|m~cbh?2( Jh}luvlh}jih~ }i jhm|nl niuuln}jvl bn}jih(5( Jh}luvlh}jih~ }i fbnjdj}b}l ul~id|}jih if bh balhnz luuiu bhm)iu b NB ndjlh}~ nihnluh~(>(

    Jh}luvlh}jih~ }i gld{ }gl balhnz bvijm luuiu~ bhm nihm|n} el}}lu {ubn}jnl(=( Jh}luvlh}jih~ }i gld{ }gl balhnz {ulvlh} f|}|ul cj~}b`l~( ]gl~l bul nb~l~ jh qgjng bhbalhnz luuiu j~ eui|ag} }i }gl Ice|m~cbh~ b}}lh}jih bf}lu#}gl#fbn}$ bhm niuuln}jvl bn}jih j~hi dihalu {i~~jedl( ]gl Ice|m~cbh eujha~ }gl {uiedlc }i }gl b}}lh}jih if balhnziffjnjbd~$ ~i ~}l{~ nbh el }b`lh }i {ulvlh} ~|ng luuiu~ fuic uln|uujha jh }gl f|}|ul(

    ]gl fiddiqjha }bedl~ {uivjml lwbc{dl~ if jh}luvlh}jih~ fiu lbng if }gl~l fi|u nb}laiujl~( Lbnglwbc{dl ~|ccbujl~ }gl jhvl~}jab}jvl fjhmjha$ }gl bn}jih }b`lh ez }gl Ice|m~cbh }i bmmul~~ }gl{uiedlc$ bhm }gl i|}nicl( ]gl fjhmjha~ bul iuabhjlm ez }gl `lz j~~|l jhvidvlm jh }gl fjhmjha(

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    IFFJNL IF ]GL FBCJDZ BHM NGJDMULH^ ICE\M^CBH =2t[ B A L

    ICE\M^CBHJHBN]JIH? JHM\NJHA NIUULN]JVL BN]JIH

    @lz J~~|l Jhvl~}jab}jvl Fjhmjha Ice|m~cbh Bn}jih I|}nicl

    Fbjd|ul }i {uivjmlulb~ihbedlbnniccimb}jih~}i mj~bedlm ndjlh}~

    N[^ fbjdlm }i {uivjml dl}}lu~ulabumjha }gl fjhmjha~ if b N[^jhvl~}jab}jih }i }qi vj~|bddzjc{bjulm {bulh}~ jh bh bd}luhb}lfiucb} ~|ng b~ Eubjddl(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbh b~`lm}gb} }gl dl}}lu~ el ul~lh}jh Eubjddl(

    N[^ ~lh} Eubjddl}ubh~nuj{}jih~ if}gl dl}}lu~ }i }gl{bulh}~(

    Fbjd|ul }i fiddiqNgjdm [ui}ln}jih]lbc 'N[]*ulnicclhmb}jih~

    NFQ^ b|}giujlm b }ubh~j}jih giclqj}g bh jhnulb~jha ~nglm|dl ifivluhjag} vj~j}~ el}qllh }qiml{lhmlh} ngjdmulh$ bal~ ~jw bhm}gull$ bhm b {bulh} ml~{j}l b ulnlh}ulnicclhmb}jih ez }gl N[] }gb}}gl ngjdmulh ulcbjh jh i|}#if#gicl

    nbul qj}g nih}jh|jha mbz vj~j}~ |h}jdf|u}glu {uiaul~~ qb~ mlcih~}ub}lm(]gl Ice|m~cbh fi|hm }gb} }glN[] ulnicclhmb}jih~ qlululb~ihbedz eb~lm |{ih nihnluh~ fiu}gl ngjdmulh~ ~bfl}z bhm qldd#eljha(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbhnih}bn}lm }gl BulbBmcjhj~}ub}iu }ir|l~}jih }gj~ {dbh jh djag}if }gl N[]~ nihnluhbei|} }gl ngjdmulh~~bfl}z bhm qldd#eljha jh

    }gl ivluhjag} nbul if }gl{bulh}(

    ]gl vj~j}b}jih~nglm|dl qb~ ~nbdlmebn` }i ihlivluhjag} vj~j} bqll` |h}jd f|u}gluni|u} iumlu(

    \hulb~ihbedl~nullhjhamlnj~jih~ ez N[^jh}b`l

    N[^ jh}b`l ~nullhlm i|} }gullulfluubd~ bddlajha {gz~jnbd be|~l bhmhladln} if b fi|u}llh zlbu idm hih#ml{lhmlh} zi|}g( ]gl Ice|m~cbhfi|hm }gb} }gl ulfluubd~ qlul cbml

    ez clh}bd glbd}g {uifl~~jihbd~ul{iu}jha ihaijha ~bfl}z nihnluh~$bhm qbuubh}lm ulvjlq if }gl jhj}jbd~nullhjha mlnj~jih~(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbhnih}bn}lm }gl jh}b`l{uiaubc cbhbalu bhmulr|l~}lm b ulvjlq if }gl~nullhjha mlnj~jih~(

    ]gl }gjum ulfluubdqb~ ~nullhlm jh fiujhvl~}jab}jihfiddiqjha b ulvjlqez }gl {uiaubc

    cbhbalu( ]gljhvl~}jab}jihul~|d}lm jh bml{lhmlhnz{l}j}jih$ bhm }glzi|}g qb~ {dbnlm jhi|}#if#gicl nbul(

    \hulb~ihbedlN[^ fjhmjha

    N[^ cbml b fjhmjha if hladln}babjh~} b {bulh} }gb} qb~ hi}~|{{iu}lm ez }gl lvjmlhnl ab}glulmm|ujha }gl jhvl~}jab}jih(F|u}gluciul$ }gl {bulh} bddlalm }gb}hi hi}jfjnb}jih if }gj~ fjhmjha gbmellh ulnljvlm( ]gl {bulh} di~}lc{dizclh} b~ b ul~|d} if }glfjhmjha(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbhnih}bn}lm }gl BulbBmcjhj~}ub}iu bhmulr|l~}lm b ulvjlq if }glfjhmjha(

    ]gl BulbBmcjhj~}ub}iubaullm }gb} }glulqb~ b dbn` iflvjmlhnl }i ~|{{iu}b fjhmjha if hladln}$bhm }gl fjhmjha qb~ivlu}|uhlm(

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    IFFJNL IF ]GL FBCJDZ BHM NGJDMULH^ ICE\M^CBH =5t[ B A L

    ICE\M^CBHJHBN]JIH? FBNJDJ]B]JHA UL^ID\]JIH

    @lz J~~|l Jhvl~}jab}jvl Fjhmjha Ice|m~cbh Bn}jih I|}nicl

    Jhb{{ui{ujb}l{dbnlclh} ifml{lhmlh}ngjdmLWBC[DL B

    NFQ^ {dbnlm b }lh zlbu idm ngjdm jh bfi~}lu gicl fuic qgjng }gl ngjdm gbmellh ulcivlm }gull zlbu~ {ujiu$m|ujha b N[^ jhvl~}jab}jih if }glfi~}lu gicl( Bd}gi|ag }gl ul~|d}~ if}gb} jhvl~}jab}jih qlul jhnihnd|~jvlbhm }gl gicl qb~ ~}jdd djnlh~lm$ }glIce|m~cbh fi|hm }gb} }gl fi~}lu{bulh}~ gbm ~{i`lh hlab}jvldz }i bhmbei|} }gl ngjdm jh }gl {b~}$ bhm mjmhi} gbvl b {i~j}jvl uldb}jih~gj{ qj}g

    }gl ngjdm(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbhnih}bn}lm }gl NFQ^~|{luvj~iu }i mj~n|~~}gl~l nihnluh~(

    ]gl ~|{luvj~iu qb~|hbqbul if }gl {b~}j~~|l~ qj}g }gj~fi~}lu gicl bhmqldniclm }gljhfiucb}jih( ]glbalhnz civlm }glngjdm }i b mjfflulh}fi~}lu gicl qj}gjh}lh mbz~(

    Jhbmlr|b}ln|~}iclu~luvjnl ez N[^jh}b`lLWBC[DL E

    N[^ jh}b`l {dbnlm b cbhmb}lmul{iu}lu ih gidm fiu bdci~} bh gi|uqglh }gl nbddlu qb~ b}}lc{}jha }iul{iu} ngjdm be|~l( ]gj~ inn|uulm{ujiu }i }gl lhm if }gl ~ngiid mbzbhm }gl ~}bu} }i b diha gidjmbzqll`lhm(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbhnih}bn}lm bh jh}b`l~|{luvj~iu }i ul{iu} }gl{uiedlc(

    ]gl jh}b`l~|{luvj~iu baullm }igbvl }gl~|{luvj~iu~ mjuln}djhl {uivjmlm }i }glcbhmb}lm ul{iu}lu~i }gl ul{iu} ni|dmel jcclmjb}ldz}b`lh(

    Dlha}gz mldbz

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    NB fbjdlm }i {uivjml balhnz ulnium~

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    ]gl Ice|m~cbh

    nih}bn}lm }gl ulajihbdFiuc~ bhm Ulnium~Bhbdz~} }i jmlh}jfz }glulb~ih fiu }gl dlha}gzmldbz(

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    Fbjd|ul }i~|{{iu} vj~j}~qj}g uldb}jvl~

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    Ice|m~cbh fi|hm }gb} bd}gi|ag }glngjdmulh~ ni|h~ldiu gbmulnicclhmlm babjh~} vj~j}~ m|l }i}glju bhm }gl aubhm{bulh}~ mj~}ul~~ivlu }gl ulcivbd$ }gl ngjdmulh qlul~}uihadz eihmlm }i }glju uldb}jvl~ bhmqlul ulr|l~}jha vj~j}~( Vj~j}~ qlulbd~i ~|{{iu}lm ez }gl ngjdmulh~NB^B(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbhnih}bn}lm NFQ^ }iulr|l~} }gb} b }ujbd}ldl{gihl nbdd elnih~jmlulm fiddiqlm ez b

    ulnih~jmlub}jih if vj~j}~ jf}gl nbdd qlh} ~cii}gdz(

    NFQ^ fbnjdj}b}lm b}ldl{gihl nbddfiddiqlm ez {lujimjnvj~j}~ qgjdl }glngjdmulh qlul jh

    fi~}lu nbul$ |h}jd bciul fiucbdvj~j}b}jih {dbh ni|dmel l~}bedj~glm qj}g}gl ngjdmulh~ hlquldb}jvl bmi{}jvl{dbnlclh}(

    Fbjd|ul }i~luvl zi|}gqj}g

    ml{lhmlhnz{l}j}jih

    N[^ fbjdlm }i ~luvl }gl ~|eoln} zi|}gjh b ml{lhmlhnz {l}j}jih 'bal ~jw}llh*qj}g }gl {l}j}jih bhm hi}jnl if }gl

    ni|u} glbujha( ]gl zi|}g qb~ bvjn}jc if {gz~jnbd be|~l bhm qbh}lm}i jhfiuc }gl ni|u} if glu flbu if }gl{bulh}( M|l }i }gl dbn` if hi}jnl$ }glzi|}g cj~~lm }gl i{{iu}|hj}z }ib}}lhm }gl ~gld}lu nbul glbujha$ bhmqb~ |hbqbul if glu ujag} }i elul{ul~lh}lm ez bh b}}iuhlz(

    ]gl Ice|m~cbhnih}bn}lm N[^ bhmulr|l~}lm }gb} }gj~

    jhfiucb}jih el {uivjmlmb~ ~iih b~ {i~~jedl(

    N[^ jhfiuclm }glzi|}g bei|} }gl{l}j}jih bhm glu

    ujag}~ }gl fiddiqjhambz(

    Mldbz jhie}bjhjha{ul~nujelm

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