Table 73: Separations of ongoing employees: agency by type of termination, 2020-21

Agency Retrenchment Physical or mental
incapacity		 Inappropriately qualified Underperformance Section 29(3)(e)
*		 Breach of engagement
condition **		 Misconduct Total
Agriculture, Water and the Environment 35 14 . 2 . . 1 52
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority . . . 1 . . . 1
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority 1 . . . . . . 1
- Bureau of Meteorology 38 . . . . . . 38
- GBRMPA 4 1 . . . . . 5
- Murray Darling Basin Authority 6 . . . . . . 6
Attorney-General's 4 1 . 2 . . . 7
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal 5 . . . . . . 5
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency . . . . . . . .
- Australian Building and Construction Commission . . . . . . . .
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity 1 . . . . . . 1
- Australian Financial Security Authority 4 . . . . . . 4
- Australian Human Rights Commission 1 . . . . . . 1
- Australian Law Reform Commission . . . . . . . .
- Comcare 28 . . . . . 2 30
- Commonwealth Ombudsman 5 . . . . . . 5
- Fair Work Commission 4 . . . . . . 4
- Federal Court Statutory Agency 6 1 . . . . . 7
- National Archives of Australia . . . . . 1 . 1
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel 1 . . . . . . 1
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 1 . . . . . . 1
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions . . . . . . . .
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 7 . . . . . . 7
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security . . . . . . . .
- Safe Work Australia 1 . . . . . . 1
Defence 328 28 . 7 . 2 14 379
- Defence Housing Australia 41 2 . 1 . . . 44
Education, Skills and Employment 65 6 . . . 1 1 73
- Australian Research Council 1 . . . . . . 1
- Australian Skills Quality Authority 1 . . . . . . 1
- TEQSA . . . . . . . .
Finance 8 2 . . . . 2 12
- Australian Electoral Commission 3 1 . . . . . 4
- Future Fund Management Agency 2 . . . . . . 2
Foreign Affairs and Trade 38 7 . . . . . 45
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 1 . . . . . . 1
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission 4 . . . . . . 4
Health 39 4 . . . . 2 45
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 2 1 . . . . . 3
- 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 2 . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . .
- Organ and Tissue Authority 1 . . . . . . 1
- Professional Services Review . . . . . . . .
- Sport Integrity Australia . . . . . . . .
Home Affairs 35 22 4 2 . . 2 65
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 5 1 . . . . . 6
- AUSTRAC 5 . . . . . . 5
Industry, Science, Energy and Resources 71 3 . 1 . 1 . 76
- Clean Energy Regulator 2 1 . . . . . 3
- Climate Change Authority . . . . . . . .
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority . . . . . . . .
Infrastructure,Transport, Regional Development and Communications 21 . . 1 . 1 1 24
- Australian Communications & Media Authority 6 . . . . . 1 7
- Australian National Maritime Museum . . . . . . . .
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau 3 . . . . . . 3
- National Capital Authority 1 . . . . . . 1
- National Faster Rail Agency . . . . . . . .
- National Film and Sound Archive . . . . . . . .
- National Library of Australia 9 1 . . . . . 10
- National Museum of Australia 23 . . . . . . 23
- National Portrait Gallery . . . . . . . .
- Screen Australia . . . . . . . .
Prime Minister and Cabinet 2 . . 1 . . . 3
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. . . . . . . . .
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 1 . . . . . . 1
- Australian National Audit Office 5 . . 1 . . . 6
- Australian Public Service Commission 7 . . . . . . 7
- Digital Transformation Agency 1 . . . . . . 1
- National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency . . . . . . . .
- National Indigenous Australians Agency 4 2 . 1 . . . 7
- Office of National Intelligence 2 1 . . . . . 3
- Old Parliament House . . . . . . . .
- Torres Strait Regional Authority . . . . . . . .
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency . . . . . . . .
Social Services 19 1 . . . 2 . 22
- Australian Institute of Family Studies . . . . . . . .
- National Disability Insurance Agency 4 4 . . . 1 1 10
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 1 . . . . 1 . 2
- Services Australia 152 100 . 22 1 9 18 302
Treasury 13 2 . . . . . 15
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 7 3 1 1 . 1 . 13
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 2 1 . 1 . . . 4
- Australian Taxation Office 45 11 . 3 . 4 4 67
- Productivity Commission . . . . . . . .
Veterans' Affairs 34 5 . . . . . 39
- Australian War Memorial 1 . . . . . . 1
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (NC) . . . . . . . .
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 1178 226 5 47 1 24 49 1530

* 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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