The impact of changes to service delivery models on the administration and running of Government programs, with particular reference to:
- the privatisation of Australia’s visa and citizenship program, including:
- the integrity of Australia’s visa and citizenship system,
- the commercial implications and increased costs to industry, with particular regard for the tourism and higher education sectors,
- the implications to national security, data security and privacy, and
- the risk to public sector employment – especially rural and regional employment – through service delivery model changes; and
- Centrelink’s Robodebt compliance and outsourced debt collection program, including:
- the integrity and impact of the automated debt collection processes,
- the limitations and impact of Robodebt collection methods,
- the identification of inaccurate debts – made without human oversight,
- the impact to public sector employment – especially on the capacity and adequacy of staffing level, and
- the review and appeals process for debt notices; and
- the broader outsourcing of functions in the Human Services portfolio and at the National Disability Insurance Agency, including:
- the processes for contracting and tendering under the outsourcing of services,
- the impact of capped staffing numbers and the efficiency dividend at government departments/agencies,
- the future planning and preparation for the outsourcing of departmental functions,
- the impact outsourcing has on service provision, and
- the impact on current public sector employment and the risks to future public sector employment;
- the outsourcing of security vetting services in the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency, including:
- the processes for contracting and tendering under the outsourcing of services,
- the impact of capped staffing numbers and the efficiency dividend at government departments/agencies,
- the future planning and preparation for the outsourcing of departmental functions,
- the impact outsourcing has on service provision, and
- the impact on current public sector employment and the risks to future public sector employment; and
- any related matters.