Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

(1) (a) During the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, there were 22 finalised misconduct investigations. (b) During the period 1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011, there were 3 finalised misconduct investigations.

(2) For the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011:

(a) 15 investigations established a breach of the APS Code of Conduct.

(b) 7 investigations established no breach of the APS Code of Conduct.

For the period 1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011:

(a) 2 investigations established a breach of the APS Code of Conduct.

(b) 1 investigation established no breach of the APS Code of Conduct.

(3) For the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 the following elements of the Code found to have been breached were:

* An individual employee can be counted against more than one element of the Code of Conduct

# 1 employee was subject to 2 separate investigations.

For the period 1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011, the following elements of the Code found to have been breached were:

* An individual employee can be counted against more than one element of the Code of Conduct

(4) For the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, the following sanctions were imposed:

* An individual employee can incur one or more outcome (sanction)

For the period 1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011, the following sanctions were imposed:

* An individual employee can incur one or more outcome (sanction)

(5) As at 31 August 2011, there were 10 ongoing misconduct investigation.