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2006

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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Administration of s 501 of the Migration Act 1958 as it applies to long-term residents, February 2006—01|2006

Report by the Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman, Professor John McMillan, about the application of s 501 to long-term permanent residents of Australia (PDF 240KB).

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Scrutinising government – Administration of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in Australian government agencies, March 2006—02|2006

This 'own motion' investigation into the administration of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) in Australian Government departments and agencies was initiated in the interests of focusing attention on good practice as well as areas requiring improvement (PDF 211KB).

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Australian Taxation Office – Administration of the superannuation co-contribution scheme, March 2006—03|2006

This report was prepared as part of the Taxation Ombudsman’s external projects work program for the period ending 30 June 2006. The Government Superannuation Co-contribution Scheme was selected for the program because an emerging complaints profile since February 2005 was identified and because the Scheme involves relatively new legislation (PDF 132KB).

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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Report on referred immigration cases: Mr T, March 2006—04|2006

Mr T’s case is one of some 200 cases involving immigration detention matters previously referred in May 2005 to the Palmer Inquiry by the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (PDF 383KB).

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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Management of a frail aged visitor to Australia, April 2006—05|2006

This is an abridged report of an investigation into the handling by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs of the case of Mrs Aziza Yaukob Agha, an elderly visitor to Australia from Lebanon. Mrs Agha died shortly after attending a medical examination requested by the Department. (PDF 90KB)

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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Report into referred immigration cases: Mr G, December 2006—06|2006

Report into the circumstances of the immigration detention of Mr G, an Australian resident suffering from a mental illness. (PDF 496KB)

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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Report into referred immigration cases: mental health and incapacity, December 2006—07|2006

This report deals with nine immigration detention cases referred to the Commonwealth Ombudsman by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs that raise mental health or incapacity issues. (PDF 301KB)

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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Report into referred immigration cases: children in detention, December 2006—08|2006

This report deals with ten cases of children in immigration detention referred to the Commonwealth Ombudsman by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. (PDF 379KB)

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