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Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman PS ActGGS℗

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Aliases

Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

Link

https://www.ombudsman.gov.au/

Portfolio

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S

Governance Characteristics

Type of Body

Non-corporate Commonwealth entity

Accountable authority

Commonwealth Ombudsman

Lead Body

No

Institutional sector classification

General Government Sector - (GGS)

Employment instruments

Public Service Act 1999

Annual Report Requirements

Additional annual report requirement in establishing legislation

Yes

Ombudsman Act 1976 - 20ZG Reports of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman

Ombudsman Act 1976 - 20ZX Annual and other reports by the VET Student Loans Ombudsman

Ombudsman Act 1976 - 19X Reports of the Postal Industry Ombudsman

Ombudsman Act 1976 - 19 Reports to Parliament

Ombudsman Act 1976 - 19FA Reports of the Defence Force Ombudsman

Ombudsman Act 1976 - 19ZS Reports of the Overseas Students Ombudsman

Corporate Plan Requirements

Section 35 of the PGPA Act applies

Yes

Section 35(3) of the PGPA Act applies

Yes

Current Budget Characteristics

Outcome #1: Fair and accountable administrative action by Australian Government entities and prescribed private sector organisations, by investigating complaints, reviewing administrative action and statutory compliance inspections and reporting

#	Program	Body	Contribution
1	Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman Program 1	Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman	The objectives of our functions that contribute to meeting our outcome are: Objective 1 Influence Australian and ACT Government entities to improve public administration and complaint handling systems through public reports, recommendations and direct engagementObjective 2 Provide an efficient, effective and accessible government complaint handling serviceObjective 3 Undertake oversight and assurance activities relating to the integrity of Australian Government entities, Australian Capital Territory Government entities and prescribed private sector organisationsObjective 4 Provide effective and impartial industry complaint handling services and provision of consumer informationObjective 5 Deliver capacity building programs under the Australian Aid arrangements to support ombudsmen and allied integrity bodies to improve governance and accountability

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Government Finance Statistics (GFS) Classification
Key	Description
GGS	General Government Sector (GGS) - All Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies are part of the GGS unless stipulated by a GFS classification below.
F	Public Financial Corporation
T	Public Non-financial Corporation (Trading)

Definitions
Key	Description
Listed Entities	A listed entity is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity prescribed by an Act or the PGPA Rule. All non-corporate Commonwealth entities are “listed entities” except for Departments of State and Parliamentary Departments.

Government Requirements
Key	Description
℗	Subject to the requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs). All non-corporate Commonwealth entities are subject to the CPRs.
X	Entities that are exempt, or partially exempt, from government policy orders (section 22 of the PGPA Act).

Governance Structure or Characteristics
Key	Description
B	Prescribed as Government Business Enterprises under the PGPA Rule.
E	Executive Agency, through an Order made by the Governor General, under subsection 65(1) of the Public Service Act 1999
HC	The Attorney-General’s portfolio includes the High Court of Australia, which is part of the Commonwealth, is an “agency” named in the annual Appropriation Acts and is in the “General Government Sector”. However, it is not a Commonwealth entity under the PGPA Act, due to its status under its enabling legislation, which also sets its employment framework.
I	Inter-jurisdictional entities in nature (interacts with State, Territory or foreign governments)
M	Material entities and companies (comprising 99% of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the total General Government Sector). All Departments of State are considered material in nature.
R	Corporate Commonwealth entities established by regulation under an Act and/or by a rule under the PGPA Act.
*	3 entities have a body corporate status but are prescribed as noncorporate Commonwealth entities

Employment Arrangements
Key	Description
PS Act	Officials are taken to be employed under Public Service Act 1999.
^	Entities that do not engage staff under the PS Act.
#	Entities can engage officials under enabling legislation as well as PS Act. These include Defence entities under the Defence Act 1903.
▲	Has officials employed under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.

Type of Body
Key	Description
	Non-corporate Commonwealth entity is a Commonwealth entity that is not a body corporate.*
	Corporate Commonwealth entity is a Commonwealth entity that is a body corporate.*
	A Commonwealth company is a Corporations Act 2001 company that the Commonwealth controls.

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