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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.
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