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PART 4—WHAT WE DO 83. Parliamentary Budget Office 84. Productivity Commission 85. Professional Services Review 86. RAAF Veterans’ Residences Trust 87. RAAF Welfare Recreational Company 88. RAAF Welfare Trust Fund 89. Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens Board 90. Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund 91. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation 92. Safe Work Australia 93. Screen Australia 94. Sydney Harbour Federation Trust 95. Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency 96. Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited 97. Australian Maritime Safety Authority 98. Tiwi Land Council 99. Tourism Australia 100. Workplace Gender Equality Agency 101. Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council 88 | COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN ANNUAL REPORT | 20<strong>15–16</strong>
Table 15: PID investigations completed and actions taken in response to recommendations Agency Number of disclosure investigations conducted during the financial year (s 76(2)(a)(iii) PID Act) 23 Actions taken during the financial year in response to recommendations relating to those disclosure investigations (s 76(2)(a)(iv) PID Act) 24 PART 4—WHAT WE DO 1. Department of Defence 149 • Administrative action • Further investigation under the Defence Force Disciplinary Act 1982 • Further investigation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 • Further investigation under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) • Further investigation under the Defence Act 1903 • Further investigation under the Public Service Act 1999 • Further investigation under the Public Governance, Performance Accountability Act 2013 2. Australian Postal Corporation 127 • Referral for investigation pursuant to the Fair Work Act 2009 (e.g. Enterprise Agreements) • Change to control environment • Clarification and strengthening of tendering processes and controls in relation to conditions of engagement of contractors and ongoing monitoring of contractor compliance • Disciplinary action • Management action (change of policy procedures) 3. Australian Taxation Office 15 • Matter referred for investigation under the Public Service Act 1999 (Code of Conduct investigation) • Suspension of employment 23 This column details the number of disclosure investigations that agencies completed during 2015-16. It includes investigations that commenced during the previous financial year but were not completed. It does not include investigations by the Ombudsman and IGIS under their separate investigative powers. 24 Noting that a disclosure investigation may or may not result in a recommendation being made, and the actions taken may or may not occur in the same financial year that the disclosure investigation was completed. 20<strong>15–16</strong> | COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN ANNUAL REPORT | 89
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