Hot topic briefs prepared by the APSC for the 2025 October SBE hearings

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The release comprises Senate Estimates hot issue briefs prepared by the Australian Public Service Commission for the October 2025 Supplementary Budget Estimates, covering Robodebt, APS integrity, APS Values and MOP(S) Act employees, bargaining, productivity, the APS Census, contractors and consultants, flexible work, the APS Academy, the APSC budget and the Commissioner Code process. The Robodebt brief states that 47 of the Royal Commission's 56 recommendations are implemented, with nine outstanding. The Centralised Code of Conduct Inquiry Taskforce report of 13 September 2024 found that two former Department of Human Services Secretaries breached the Code on 25 occasions and that 10 current and former public servants breached it on 72 occasions, with four of 16 referrals not substantiated. Five current public servants were recommended for sanctions. The brief also notes a $475 million settlement of the Knox class action, subject to Federal Court approval. The APS Census 2025 results and Commissioner inquiry processes are also addressed.