Inquiry into the Public Service Amendment (Payments in Special Circumstances) Bill 2011
Information about the Inquiry
On 07 July 2011 the Senate referred the Public Service Amendment (Payments in Special Circumstances) Bill 2011 for inquiry and report.
Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:
In undertaking the inquiry, the Committee should consider:
1. The lack of proper compensation scheme for claimants who have been disadvantaged as a result of administrative errors by Government agencies not included under the Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA)
2. The recommendations of the Commonwealth Ombudsman in the Ombudsman's Report No 4 of 2010 in relation to discretionary payments of compensation
3. The losses caused to claimants because of administrative errors within Government agencies not' covered by the CDDA scheme
4. The limited ability for claimants to seek compensation if the Government agency in question is not covered by the CDDA scheme
5. The limitations of discretionary payments in the Public Service Act 1999
Submissions should be received by 21 July 2011. The reporting date is 16 August 2011.
The Committee is seeking written submissions from interested individuals and organisations preferably in electronic form submitted online or sent by email to fpa.sen@aph.gov.au as an attached Adobe PDF or MS Word format document. The email must include full postal address and contact details.
Alternatively, written submissions may be sent to:
Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Notes to help you prepare your submission are available from the website at https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm. Alternatively, the Committee Secretariat will be able to help you with your inquiries and can be contacted on telephone +61 2 6277 3439 or facsimile +61 2 6277 5809 or by email to fpa.sen@aph.gov.au.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to Parliament House TTY number 02 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools at http://access.adobe.com/ for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. If you require any special arrangements to enable you to participate in the Committee's inquiry, please contact the Committee Secretariat.
Once the Committee accepts your submission, it becomes a confidential Committee document and is protected by Parliamentary Privilege. You must not release your submission without the Committee's permission. If you do, it will not be protected by Parliamentary Privilege. At some stage during the inquiry, the Committee normally makes submissions public and places them on its website. Please indicate if you want your submission to be kept confidential.
For further information, contact: Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia