Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 29 August 2011:

(1) How many Code of Conduct investigations have there been within the Minister's portfolio for the financial years: (a) 2010-11; and (b) 2011-to date.

(2) How many investigations established: (a) a breach; or (b) no breach, of the Code of Conduct.

(3) In each case, what provisions of the Code of Conduct were thought to have been breached.

(4) What penalties were applied where the Code of Conduct was broken.

(5) How many investigations are ongoing.

Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

(1) (a) For 2010-11 the Department of Human Services (Medicare Australia, Centrelink, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service and the Department of Human Services) finalised 196 Code of Conduct investigations. (b) From 1 July 2011 to 29 August 2011 there were 11 finalised cases.

(2) (a) Of the 207 finalised investigations (2010-11 and up to 29 August 2011), 194 employees were found to have breached the Code of Conduct. (b) Of the 207 finalised investigations 13 employees were found not to have breached the Code of Conduct.

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* Individual employees can be suspected of breaching several elements

(4) The following penalties were applied where the Code of Conduct was broken:

(5) As at 29 August 2011 there are 133 ongoing cases.