From:
McIntyre, Melanie
To:
s 47F
Cc:
DLO.Gallagher; de Brouwer, Gordon; s 47F
; Bacon, Rachel; OfficeofDCBacon; s 47F
; FOI;
s 47F
Subject:
For visibility - document released under FOI Act - feedback from the Ombudsman on APSC PID Act investigation
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Date:
Friday, 12 July 2024 2:58:17 PM
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Ombudsman section 12 notice Redacted.pdf
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OFFICIAL: Sensitive
Dear s 47F
 
The purpose of this email is to alert you to the disclosure in part the APSC has made. The attached
document has been released under the FOI Act.
 
The document analyses the conduct of the APSC (in 2020) in relation to an Ombudsman
investigation (in 2021/2022) of a complaint about the APSC’s handling of a disclosure under the
Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act) concerning recruitment practices of the Federal Court of
Australia (Federal Court) in 2016-2018.
·       The report offers feedback on the APSC’s approach to the PID investigation, undertaken in
2020.
·       Because of the sensitivity of the content of the investigation (recruitment) the confidentiality
around PID investigations and PID informants, as well as Ombudsman investigations, there
was limited content that it was in the public interest to release.
·       The limited material that has been released is released on the basis that it contains feedback
from the Ombudsman that the Commission should take steps to improve its handling of
similar matters in future.
 
If you have any questions please get in touch. I’m on leave after today until Monday 29 July, and s 47F
 is the best contact in my absence.
 
Kind regards
Melanie.
 
Melanie McIntyre (she/her)
General Counsel
 
Australian Public Service Commission
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 Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
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 w: www.apsc.gov.au     
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