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Investigation reports A-Z

  • 'Needs to know', June 1999—03|1999
  • A review of Australian Federal Police practices and procedures, November 1997—01|1997
  • AFP use of powers under the Intoxicated Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1994 (ACT), July 2001—01|2001
  • Application of penalties under Welfare to Work, December 2007—16|2007
  • Australia Post—Investigation of a complaint about a Postal Delivery Officer, December 2007—17|2007
  • Australian Crime Commission: Use of certain powers under division 2, part 2 of the ACC Act—10|2008
  • Australian Defence Force – Management of service personnel under the age of 18 years, October 2005—04|2005
  • Australian Defence Force—Management of complaints about unacceptable behaviour, June 2007—04|2007
  • Australian Federal Police: Engagement of consultant—08|2008
  • Australian Federal Police: Use of powers under the Intoxicated People (Care and Protection) Act 1994, 22 October 2008—11|2008
  • Australian Film Commission—Investigation into the assessment of film funding applications, May 2007—02|2007
  • Australian Taxation Office – Administration of the superannuation co-contribution scheme, March 2006—03|2006
  • Australian Taxation Office—Administration of garnishee action, April 2007—01|2007
  • Balancing the risks: Income support, September 1999—01|1999
  • Breach Penalties – Issues of Administration, October 2002—01|2002
  • Centrelink and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and forestry—Claim and review processes in administering the Equine Influenza Business Assistance Grant (Third payment)—17 November 2008—13|2008
  • Centrelink: Arrangements for the withdrawal of face-to-face contact with customers—09|2008
  • Centrelink—Payment of independent rate of youth allowance to a young person, February 2008—01|2008
  • Child Support Agency change of assessment decisions, May 2004—01|2004
  • Child Support Agency, Department of Human Services: Responding to allegations of customer fraud—13 November 2008—12|2008
  • Child support payments: a case of give and take? January 1998—03|1998
  • Comcare—Identifying the rehabilitation authority of a former Australian Government employee, December 2007—18|2007
  • Commonwealth courts and tribunals: Complaint-handling processes and the Ombudsman's jurisdiction, August 2007—12|2007
  • Complaint about delay in the processing of an application for a bridging visa, December 2004—05|2004
  • Complaint by Mr Z about his immigration detention, May 2005—02|2005
  • Complaint handling in Australian airports—Own motion investigation, May 2007—03|2007
  • Damage caused to inbound international postal items: The Roles of Australia Post, Australian Customs Service, and Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, April 2008—04|2008
  • Department of Defence—Allegations concerning the HMAS Westralia fire, April 2008—03|2008
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship: Timeliness of decision making under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, June 2008—06|2008
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Administration of detention debt waiver and write-off, April 2008—02|2008
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Notification of decisions and review rights for unsuccessful visa applications, December 2007—15|2007
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report into referred immigration cases: Data problems, June 2007—08|2007
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report into referred immigration cases: Detention process issues, June 2007—07|2007
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report into referred immigration cases: Notification issues (including cases affected by the Federal Court Decision in Srey), June 2007—09|2007
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report into referred immigration cases: Other legal issues, June 2007—10|2007
  • 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
  • Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Management of a frail aged visitor to Australia, April 2006—05|2006
  • Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Report into referred immigration cases: children in detention, December 2006—08|2006
  • Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Report into referred immigration cases: mental health and incapacity, December 2006—07|2006
  • Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Report into referred immigration cases: Mr G, December 2006—06|2006
  • Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs – Report on referred immigration cases: Mr T, March 2006—04|2006
  • Department of Immigration of Citizenship: The Safeguards System—07|2008
  • Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources—Failure to provide adequate reasons for a decision refusing an R&D Start Grant application, October 2007—13|2007
  • Health and Aged Care investigation, July 2000—01|2000
  • Implementation of job capacity assessments for the purposes of the Welfare to Work initiatives: Examination of administration of current work capacity assessment mechanisms—05|2008
  • Inquiry into the Circumstances of the Vivian Alvarez Matter, September 2005—03|2005
  • Investigation in the Witness Protection Act 1994, October 2003—01|2003
  • Investigation into Family Assistance administration, February 2003—04|2003
  • Investigation into Humanitarian Visa Application, August 2001—07|2001
  • Investigation into the administration of the National Landcare Program, February 2006—01|1996
  • Investigation into the Use of Police Powers under the Intoxicated Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1994 (ACT), December 1998—02|1998
  • Investigation of complaint of the National Gallery of Australia, May 2001—08|2001
  • Issue relating to Oral Advice – Clients beware, December 1997—02|1997
  • Lessons for public administration —Ombudsman investigation of referred immigration cases, August 2007—11|2007
  • Marriage-like relationships—Policy guidelines for assessment under social security law, October 2007—14|2007
  • Migration Agents Registration Authority—Complaint-handling process, June 2007—05|2007
  • Onshore refugee processing, September 1997—03|1997
  • Own motion investigation into Australian Crime Commission, June 2004—02|2004
  • Own motion investigation into Australian Taxation Office (ATO) complaint handling, July 2003—02|2003
  • Own motion investigation into complaints handling in the Job Network, August 2003—03|2003
  • Own motion investigation into Immigration detainees held in state correctional facilities, March 2001—06|2001
  • Own motion investigation into Immigration detention centres, March 2001—05|2001
  • Policing domestic violence, July 2001—02|2001
  • Refusal to provide reasons for not pursuing complaints about tax agents, June 2004—03|2004
  • Report of the investigation into ABARE's External Funding for Climate Change Economic Modelling, February 1998—01|1998
  • Report on Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979
  • Report on Commonwealth Ombudsman’s activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, October 2007
  • Review of ACT policing's watchhouse operations: A joint report by the Australian Federal Police and the Commonwealth Ombudsman, June 2007—06|2007
  • Review of Australian Defence Force Redress of Grievance System, April 2005—01|2005
  • Review of Department of Employment Workplace Relations and Small Business Complaint Handling Process for the Job Network, January 2001—09|2001
  • Review of practices and procedures for Australian Defence Force complaints, January 1998—04|1998
  • Review of the Child Support Agency’s Complaint Service, July 2001—04|2001
  • Revocation of visas on entry to Australia, September 1997—04|1997
  • Scrutinising government – Administration of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in Australian government agencies, March 2006—02|2006
  • The ATO and Budplan, June 1999—04|1999
  • The ATO and Main Camp, January 2001—03|2001
  • The Australian Crime Commission’s implementation of recommendations, November 2004—06|2004
  • To compensate or not to compensate? September 1999—02|1999
  • Unacceptable behaviour at a Navy training establishment, October 2004—04|2004
  • Use of access powers by the Australian Taxation Office, August 2004—07|2004
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