Appendix 3: Statistics

Approaches and complaints received and finalised about Commonwealth Government agencies 2012–13

Approaches and complaints received and finalised about Commonwealth Government agencies 2012–13

PORTFOLIO/AGENCY

Not Investigated

Investigated

Remedies

Total Received

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Category 5

Total Finalised

Action expedited

Apology

Decision changed or reconsidered

Disciplinary action

Explanation

Financial remedy

Law, policy or practice changed

Other non-financial remedy

Remedy provided by agency without Ombudsman Intervention

Total Remedies

ACT Government

563

195

264

94

34

587

21

15

35

3

114

14

7

5

4

218

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

70

15

44

11

5

75

1

1

15

1

1

1

20

Attorney-General's

501

188

244

51

20

503

10

2

6

77

1

6

1

103

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

3,733

1,241

2,112

396

48

3,797

79

328

188

265

952

276

30

208

77

2,403

Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

30

10

15

15

3

43

6

6

3

15

Courts

54

27

24

3

54

1

2

2

1

1

7

Defence

509

132

276

93

29

530

18

6

20

63

8

1

23

4

143

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

444

176

208

60

12

4

460

6

1

3

79

3

1

2

95

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

146

32

99

24

22

177

1

32

5

9

47

Finance and Deregulation

76

19

49

6

6

80

2

10

1

1

14

Foreign Affairs and Trade

126

52

54

17

4

127

5

2

29

36

Health and Ageing

109

33

48

22

7

110

1

2

15

18

Human Services

7,192

3,636

2,376

1,051

231

2

7,296

217

127

209

19

841

382

21

107

68

1,991

Immigration and Citizenship

1,579

692

641

201

40

1

1,575

25

13

24

1

91

6

3

22

15

200

Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

76

19

35

8

1

63

1

2

3

6

Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

50

12

32

11

55

1

1

1

1

4

Infrastructure and Transport

60

15

32

7

6

60

1

1

6

2

1

11

Norfolk Island

2

1

1

2

Prime Minister and Cabinet

9

4

5

9

Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport

30

9

14

1

2

26

1

2

3

Resources, Energy and Tourism

4

2

1

3

Sustainablity, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

32

12

13

3

2

30

1

1

1

3

Treasury

2,245

896

930

299

134

1

2,260

64

53

43

303

65

3

18

13

562

Out of Jurisdiction/OMB

8,377

7,531

817

6

8,354

Overseas Student Ombudsman

442

14

244

161

28

447

11

9

84

66

42

12

8

10

242

Private Postal Operators

15

3

12

1

16

1

1

2

GRAND TOTALS

26,474

14,963

8,591

2,543

634

8

26,739

467

559

624

288

2,705

807

87

410

196

6,143

Commonwealth Ombudsman Annual Report 2012—13 | Appendix 3 Statistics

Appendix 3: Statistics

Approaches and complaints received and finalised about Commonwealth Government agencies 2012–13

Approaches and complaints received and finalised about Commonwealth Government agencies 2012–13

PORTFOLIO/AGENCY

Not Investigated

Investigated

Remedies

Total Received

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Category 5

Total Finalised

Action expedited

Apology

Decision changed or reconsidered

Disciplinary action

Explanation

Financial remedy

Law, policy or practice changed

Other non-financial remedy

Remedy provided by agency without Ombudsman Intervention

Total Remedies

ACT Government

563

195

264

94

34

587

21

15

35

3

114

14

7

5

4

218

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

70

15

44

11

5

75

1

1

15

1

1

1

20

Attorney-General's

501

188

244

51

20

503

10

2

6

77

1

6

1

103

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

3,733

1,241

2,112

396

48

3,797

79

328

188

265

952

276

30

208

77

2,403

Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

30

10

15

15

3

43

6

6

3

15

Courts

54

27

24

3

54

1

2

2

1

1

7

Defence

509

132

276

93

29

530

18

6

20

63

8

1

23

4

143

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

444

176

208

60

12

4

460

6

1

3

79

3

1

2

95

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

146

32

99

24

22

177

1

32

5

9

47

Finance and Deregulation

76

19

49

6

6

80

2

10

1

1

14

Foreign Affairs and Trade

126

52

54

17

4

127

5

2

29

36

Health and Ageing

109

33

48

22

7

110

1

2

15

18

Human Services

7,192

3,636

2,376

1,051

231

2

7,296

217

127

209

19

841

382

21

107

68

1,991

Immigration and Citizenship

1,579

692

641

201

40

1

1,575

25

13

24

1

91

6

3

22

15

200

Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

76

19

35

8

1

63

1

2

3

6

Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

50

12

32

11

55

1

1

1

1

4

Infrastructure and Transport

60

15

32

7

6

60

1

1

6

2

1

11

Norfolk Island

2

1

1

2

Prime Minister and Cabinet

9

4

5

9

Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport

30

9

14

1

2

26

1

2

3

Resources, Energy and Tourism

4

2

1

3

Sustainablity, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

32

12

13

3

2

30

1

1

1

3

Treasury

2,245

896

930

299

134

1

2,260

64

53

43

303

65

3

18

13

562

Out of Jurisdiction/OMB

8,377

7,531

817

6

8,354

Overseas Student Ombudsman

442

14

244

161

28

447

11

9

84

66

42

12

8

10

242

Private Postal Operators

15

3

12

1

16

1

1

2

GRAND TOTALS

26,474

14,963

8,591

2,543

634

8

26,739

467

559

624

288

2,705

807

87

410

196

6,143