The Merit Protection Commissioner is an independent statutory office holder established under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 who performs a range of statutory functions for the Australian Public Service and Parliamentary Service.
Those functions relate to the implementation of, and compliance with, the relevant employment frameworks and principles of the public and parliamentary service, as well as the operation of the broader integrity framework. We do this work principally through independent review of employment related action and decisions raised by Australian Public Service and Parliamentary Service employees.
Staff in the Office of the Merit Protection Commissioner are employees of the Australian Public Service Commission. Under the Public Service Act, the Australian Public Service Commission provides staff, corporate support and services to assist the Merit Protection Commissioner to perform their statutory functions.
The Merit Protection Commissioner’s website has information about their full range of review, complaint and inquiry functions and activities, as well as information about how to make an application or complaint to the Merit Protection Commissioner, and links to useful resources and publications about the work of the office.
