Table 73: Separations of ongoing employees: agency by type of termination, 2021

Agency Retrenchment Physical or mental
incapacity		 Inappropriately qualified Underperformance Section 29(3)(e)
*		 Breach of engagement
condition **		 Misconduct Total
Agriculture, Water and the Environment 52 12 . 3 . . . 67
Australian Fisheries Management Authority . 1 . . . . . 1
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority . . . . . . . .
Bureau of Meteorology 31 . . . . . . 31
GBRMPA 3 1 . . . . . 4
Murray Darling Basin Authority 5 . . . . . . 5
Attorney-General's 4 . . . . . . 4
Administrative Appeals Tribunal 2 . . . . . . 2
Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency . . . . . . . .
Australian Building and Construction Commission 4 . . . . . . 4
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity 1 . . . . . . 1
Australian Financial Security Authority 11 . . . . . . 11
Australian Human Rights Commission 3 . . . . . . 3
Australian Law Reform Commission . . . . . . . .
Comcare 19 2 . . . . 1 22
Commonwealth Ombudsman 6 . . . . . . 6
Fair Work Commission 2 . . . . . . 2
Federal Court Statutory Agency 11 1 . . . . . 12
National Archives of Australia . . . . . . . .
Office of Parliamentary Counsel 2 . . . . . . 2
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner . . . . . . . .
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions . . . . . . . .
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 8 1 . . . . . 9
Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security . . . . . . . .
Safe Work Australia . . . . . . . .
Defence 177 25 . 3 . . 15 220
Defence Housing Australia 29 2 . 4 . . . 35
Education, Skills and Employment 37 4 . . . . 1 42
Australian Research Council 1 . . . . . . 1
Australian Skills Quality Authority 6 . . 1 . . 1 8
TEQSA . . . . . . . .
Finance 8 2 . . . . 2 12
Australian Electoral Commission . 1 . 2 . . 1 4
Future Fund Management Agency 10 . . . . . . 10
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority . . . . . . . .
Foreign Affairs and Trade 14 3 . 1 . . . 18
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research . . . . . . . .
Australian Trade and Investment Commission 9 . . . . . . 9
Health 49 3 . 2 . . 2 56
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 1 . . . . . . 1
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care . . . . . . . .
Australian Digital Health Agency 1 . . . . . . 1
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 1 . . . . . . 1
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency 1 . . . . . . 1
Cancer Australia 1 . . . . . . 1
Food Standards Australia New Zealand 1 . . . . . . 1
National Blood Authority 3 . . . . . . 3
National Health and Medical Research Council . . . . . . . .
National Health Funding Body 2 . . . . . . 2
National Mental Health Commission . . . . . . . .
Organ and Tissue Authority 1 . . . . . . 1
Professional Services Review . . . . . . . .
Sport Integrity Australia . . . . . . . .
Home Affairs 20 18 3 2 . . 7 50
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 9 1 . . . . 1 11
AUSTRAC 3 . . . . . . 3
Industry, Science, Energy and Resources 43 3 . 1 . . . 47
Clean Energy Regulator 3 . . . . . . 3
Climate Change Authority . . . . . . . .
National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority . . . . . . . .
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications 21 2 . . . 1 1 25
Australian Communications & Media Authority 8 . . . . . . 8
Australian National Maritime Museum . . . . . . . .
Australian Transport Safety Bureau 1 . . . . . . 1
National Capital Authority 1 . . . . . . 1
National Faster Rail Agency . . . . . . . .
National Film and Sound Archive 2 . . . . . . 2
National Library of Australia 6 . . . . . . 6
National Museum of Australia 9 . . . . . . 9
National Portrait Gallery . . . . . . . .
Screen Australia . . . . . . . .
Prime Minister and Cabinet 1 . . . . . . 1
Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. . . 3 . . . . 3
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 1 . . . . . . 1
Australian National Audit Office 5 . . 1 . . . 6
Australian Public Service Commission 4 . . . . . . 4
Digital Transformation Agency 3 . . . . . . 3
National Recovery and Resilience Agency . . . . . . . .
National Indigenous Australians Agency 7 . . . . . . 7
Office of National Intelligence . . . . . . . .
Old Parliament House . . . . . . . .
Torres Strait Regional Authority 1 . . . . . . 1
Workplace Gender Equality Agency . . . . . . . .
Social Services 39 . . . . 1 . 40
Australian Institute of Family Studies 1 . . . . . . 1
National Disability Insurance Agency 6 4 . 1 . . 1 12
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 1 . . . . 1 . 2
Services Australia 90 88 . 13 2 7 23 223
Treasury 9 1 . . . . . 10
Australian Bureau of Statistics 3 6 1 1 . . 1 12
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 1 . . . . . . 1
Australian Taxation Office 64 15 . 5 . 2 6 92
Productivity Commission . . . . . . . .
Veterans' Affairs 22 3 . . . . 1 26
Australian War Memorial 1 . . . . . . 1
Agriculture . . . . . . . .
Human Services (NC) . . . . . . . .
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (NC) . . . . . . . .
Communications (NC) . . . . . . . .
Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (NC) . . . . . . . .
Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency (NC) . . . . . . . .
Total 901 199 7 40 2 12 64 1225

Source: APSED

* 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)

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