Commonwealth Ombudsman

Part of the Prime Minister portfolio and a Federal authority, also called CO

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The Commonwealth Ombudsman safeguards the community in its dealings with Australian Government agencies. The Ombudsman’s office handles complaints, conducts investigations, performs audits and inspections, encourages good administration, and carries out specialist oversight tasks. The Commonwealth Ombudsman is also the Defence Force, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Taxation, Postal Industry, ACT, Overseas Students Ombudsman and Norfolk Island Ombudsman.

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Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to Doug Steley on .
OFFICIAL Dear Mr Steley   Please see attached FOI Decision and Documents.   Kind regards Carolina   Legal Team Defence, Investigation...
FOI request - documents
Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to Robert on .
OFFICIAL   Our ref: FOI-2025-80098   Dear Robert   Freedom of Information request – Acknowledgment   I acknowledge receipt of your emai...
Decision notice dated 31 August 2023
Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to Robert on .
OFFICIAL Our reference: FOI-2024-80046 OAIC reference: MR25/00335   Dear Mr Quashem   Thank you for providing the Office of the Commonwealth...
Documents pertaining to procurements CN3761420 and CN3831540
Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to D on .
OFFICIAL   Dear D   Please see attached:    1. Our Office’s decision letter dated 31 October 2022   Please let me know if you have any...
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Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to S Rivken on .
Dear anonymous   I refer to your message of 23 April 2021 in which you have made unsubstantiated allegations about Ombudsman officers’ involvement...
Copy of Executive Minute to the Minister for Social Services re: OCI
Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to Justin Warren on .
Dear Ms Warren   Please see the letter about your FOI request attached.   Yours sincerely   Authorised FOI Officer FOI Team Employment...
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Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to Basilios Tsiopelas on .
Our ref: 2019-307792   Dear Basilios Tsiopelas   I refer to your email correspondence dated 18 December 2019.   The Ombudsman’s Office hand...
Pid documents for 2014-100013
Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to kevin zander on .
Dear Mr Zander   I attach correspondence in response to your Freedom of Information request of 31 October 2016.   Yours sincerely     Gr...
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Follow up sent to Commonwealth Ombudsman by James Smith on .
Thank you for your letter and for confirming that no documents in scope exist. Yours sincerely, James Smith
Documents used as basis for decision
Request to Commonwealth Ombudsman by Nick Green. Annotated by Nick Green on .
Alarming development. Both the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal have said that a government d...
Report on NAB influencing ASIC
Response by Commonwealth Ombudsman to Phillip Sweeney on .
Dear Mr Sweeney   I attach correspondence in response to your Freedom of Information request of 31 March 2015.   I have sent the original deci...

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