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Welcome to the home page of the Office of the Merit Protection Commissioner.

The services provided by the Merit Protection Commissioner are delivered by staff of the Australian Public Service Commission.

Application for review

The Merit Protection Commissioner’s review work including Code of Conduct decisions and promotion reviews is conducted in the Sydney office.

All review applications and inquiries should be directed to:
Review Team
PO Box 20636
World Square Post Office
SYDNEY   NSW 2002
Phone (02) 8239 5330
Email review@apsc.gov.au

Please note that this office is experiencing a larger than usual volume of cases on hand and there may be delays before we are able to progress review applications.

Requests for employment services

All requests for employment and recruitment services including Independent Selection Advisory Committees should be directed to the Sydney office of the Commission to:

Business Manager Employment Services
PO Box 20636
World Square Post Office
SYDNEY NSW 2002
Phone (02) 8239 5300
Email consultancy@apsc.gov.au

Case summaries

A series of case summaries is now available from the website. They illustrate how the Merit Protection Commissioner has previously reviewed cases

Independent Selection Advisory Committees (ISACs) – Policy and Procedure Guidance

The Guide is designed primarily to assist both members of Independent Selection Advisory Committees and support staff by providing advice on policy and procedures to be followed. The guidance may also assist agencies and applicants to understand the ISAC processes. The guide is located at www.apsc.gov.au/merit/isacguidelines.htm.

Reviews of actions and complaints handling – A guide for HR practitioners

The Merit Protection Commissioner has published a better practice guide on the review of actions scheme to assist APS human resource practitioners in managing employee complaints and reviews in accordance with the APS Values, the Public Service Act and good people management practice. This guide is located on our webpage at: Merit/Reviewactionsguideforhrpractitions/.

Application for review by a Promotion Review Committee forms

Application for review forms are available from our forms page.

Register of APS employees for independent selection advisory committees

Registration forms are available from our forms page.

Notification of current applications for review by a Promotion Review Committee

For more information go to our notifications page