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The Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, today released three reports relating to the immigration detention of 20 people during the years 2000 to 2005. |
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The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Karen Curtis, and the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, today signed an agreement that allows for greater cooperation between their offices when dealing with privacy-related complaints. |
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A coherent, national approach to the revision of whistleblower protection laws needs to be considered by Australian governments, according to a new issues paper released today by the Commonwealth Ombudsman, NSW Ombudsman and Queensland Ombudsman. |
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, has tabled his office’s twenty-ninth annual report in Parliament. The report highlights the problems encountered in government decision making and how the Ombudsman helped people navigate the complexities of government administration. |
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, today welcomed action taken aimed at ensuring that Centrelink’s family tax benefit customers who separated in 2005–06 will be paid their 2006 family tax benefit supplement in a timely manner. |
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Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information and the Arts, today launched the new Postal Industry Ombudsman function. |
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The Commonwealth and Taxation Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, today released his annual Taxation Ombudsman Activities Report, providing a snapshot of the taxation complaints and issues dealt with during 2005. |
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, announced the release of new websites for the Commonwealth Ombudsman and the ACT Ombudsman functions. |
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The Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, released today a report into his investigation of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs’ (DIMA) management of Mrs Aziza Agha’s case. |
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, has welcomed the new legislation to create an office of Postal Industry Ombudsman within the office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman. |
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, today released a report into the circumstances of the immigration detention of a mentally ill Australian citizen. |
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, today released a report on the handling of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests in Australian Government agencies. |
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, announced today that the Governor-General has approved the appointment of Dr Vivienne Thom as Deputy Ombudsman, effective from 1 March. Dr Thom has been Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian Mint and Commissioner of Patents and Registrar of Designs at IP Australia. |
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A report by Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman, Prof. John McMillan, released today highlights deficiencies in the Department of Immigration’s administration of visa cancellation powers under s 501 of the Migration Act 1958 as it applies to long-term residents of Australia. |
