NOVEMBER 10, 2011 Parliamentary committee scrutiny of the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Private Member’s Bill Source: Commonwealth Ombudsman 2009-10 Annual Report A Private Member’s Bill introduced on 1 November 2011 in the Senate by Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown seeks to bring the operation, functions and resourcing of the Commonwealth Ombudsman under the scrutiny of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. The Commonwealth Ombudsman is an independent statutory office established by the Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cth). The Public Accounts and Audit Committee Amendment (Ombudsman) Bill 2011 follows the resignation of the former Ombudsman, Allan Asher, in late October 2011 over his
Date: 10/11/2011 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/1218289 - Source: FlagPost - Author: HORNE, Nicholas
