Table 73: Separations of ongoing employees: agency by type of termination, 2020

Table 73: Separations of ongoing employees: agency by type of termination, 2020
Agency Retrenchment Physical or mental incapacity Inappropriately qualified Underperformance Section 29(3)(e) Breach of engagement condition ** Misconduct Total
Agriculture, Water and the Environment 30 9 . 1 . . 2 42
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority . . . 1 . . . 1
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority 1 . . . . . . 1
- Bureau of Meteorology 47 . . 1 . 3 . 51
- GBRMPA 9 . . . . . . 9
- Murray Darling Basin Authority 7 . . . . . . 7
Attorney-General's 2 4 . 3 . . . 9
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal 4 . . . . . . 4
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency . . . . . . . .
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity . . . . . . . .
- Australian Building and Construction Commission . . . . . . . .
- Australian Financial Security Authority 5 . . . . . . 5
- Australian Human Rights Commission 2 . . . . . . 2
- Australian Law Reform Commission . . . . . . . .
- Comcare 13 . . . . . 4 17
- Commonwealth Ombudsman 5 . . . . . . 5
- Fair Work Commission 3 . . . . . . 3
- Federal Court Statutory Agency 8 2 . . . . . 10
- National Archives of Australia 1 . . . . 1 . 2
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 1 . . . . . . 1
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 1 . . . . . . 1
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 1 . . . . . . 1
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security . . . . . . . .
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel . . . . . . . .
- Safe Work Australia 1 . . . . . . 1
Defence 285 29 . 9 . 3 18 344
- Defence Housing Australia 45 . . . . . . 45
Education, Skills and Employment 54 5 . . . 1 1 61
- Australian Research Council . . . . . . . .
- Australian Skills Quality Authority . . . 1 . . . 1
- TEQSA . . . . . . . .
Finance 8 . . 1 . . 1 10
- Australian Electoral Commission 8 1 . 2 . . 1 12
- Future Fund Management Agency . . . . . . . .
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority . . . . . . . .
Foreign Affairs and Trade 41 9 . . . . . 50
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 2 . . . . . . 2
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission 2 . . 1 . . . 3
Health 26 4 . 1 . . . 31
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 3 2 . . . . . 5
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care . . . . . . . .
- Australian Digital Health Agency . . . . . . . .
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 1 . . . . . . 1
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency . . . . . . . .
- Cancer Australia 1 . . . . 1 . 2
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand 1 . . . . . . 1
- National Blood Authority 3 . . . . . . 3
- National Health and Medical Research Council 1 . . . . . . 1
- National Health Funding Body 1 . . . . . . 1
- National Mental Health Commission 1 . . . . . . 1
- Organ and Tissue Authority . . . . . . . .
- Professional Services Review . . . . . . . .
- Sport Integrity Australia . . . . . . . .
Home Affairs 46 22 4 1 . . 2 75
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 7 1 . . . . 1 9
- AUSTRAC 5 . . . . . . 5
Industry, Science, Energy and Resources 59 6 . 2 . 2 . 69
- Clean Energy Regulator 3 1 . . . . . 4
- Climate Change Authority . . . . . . . .
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority . . . . . . . .
Infrastructure,Transport, Regional Development and Communications 20 1 . 1 . . . 22
- Australian Communications & Media Authority 2 . . . . . 1 3
- Australian National Maritime Museum 1 . . . . . . 1
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau 4 . . . . . . 4
- National Capital Authority . . . . . . . .
- National Faster Rail Agency . . . . . . . .
- National Film and Sound Archive . . . . . . . .
- National Library of Australia 4 1 . . . . . 5
- National Museum of Australia 17 . . . . . . 17
- National Portrait Gallery . . . . . . . .
- Screen Australia . . . . . . . .
Prime Minister and Cabinet 6 1 . 1 . . . 8
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. 1 . . 1 . . 3 5
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . . . . . . . .
- Australian National Audit Office 2 . . . . . . 2
- Australian Public Service Commission 6 1 . . . . . 7
- National Indigenous Australians Agency 6 4 . 1 . . . 11
- Office of National Intelligence 3 1 . . . . . 4
- Old Parliament House . . . . . . . .
- Torres Strait Regional Authority . . . . . . . .
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency . . . . . . . .
Social Services 19 3 . . . 3 . 25
- Australian Institute of Family Studies . . . . . . . .
- Digital Transformation Agency 1 . . . . . . 1
- National Disability Insurance Agency 6 5 . 1 . 3 . 15
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 1 . . . . 1 . 2
- Services Australia 161 88 . 18 1 9 17 294
Treasury 11 2 . . . . . 13
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 14 4 . . . 2 . 20
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 1 1 . 1 . . 2 5
- Australian Taxation Office 79 15 . 1 . 3 2 100
- Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency . . . . . . . .
- Productivity Commission . . . . . . . .
Veterans' Affairs 22 4 . . . 2 1 29
- Australian War Memorial 2 . . . . . . 2
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (NC) . . . . . . . .
Agriculture 3 1 . . . . 1 5
Human Services (NC) 17 6 . 2 . . 1 26
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (NC) . . . 2 . . . 2
Communications (NC) 6 . . . . . . 6
Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (NC) 5 . . . . . . 5
Total 1164 233 4 53 1 34 58 1547

* Termination resulting from the failure to complete an entry level training course Section 29(3)(e)
** Termination resulting from the failure to meet a condition of engagement imposed under subsection 22 (6) of PS Act (PS Act s29 (3)(f)) (i.e. probation, citizenship, formal qualifications, security and character clearances, health clearances)
Source: APSED

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