FOI
From:
de Brouwer, Gordon
Sent:
Friday, 12 July 2024 3:50 PM
To:
McIntyre, Melanie
Cc:
s 47F
; Bacon, Rachel; OfficeofDCBacon; FOI; s 47F
; Media
Enquiries
Subject:
Re: For visibility - document released under FOI Act - feedback from the
Ombudsman on APSC PID Act investigation [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]
Thanks Melanie
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On 12 Jul 2024, at 4:56 PM, McIntyre, Melanie <xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx> wrote:
OFFICIAL: Sensitive
Dear Gordon
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.
1. The report offers feedback on the APSC’s approach to the PID investigation, undertaken in
2020.
2. 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.
3. 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
s 47F
Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
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