Documents regarding incoming government brief for the election held in 2025

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This FOI release comprises a post-election incoming government brief from the Fair Work Ombudsman to Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Amanda Rishworth, dated 22 May 2025 and signed by Anna Booth. It outlines the agency's operating model, strategic priorities, regulatory approach and resourcing, and attaches a Quarterly Report for January to March 2025, a case study on aged care proactive inspections, and senior leadership biographies. Key figures include 1018 staff (221 Fair Work Inspectors) as at 1 May 2025, a 2025-26 appropriation of $181.916 million operating funding, and 2023-24 recoveries of over $473 million for nearly 160,000 workers. The brief also reports 149 building and construction investigations and 14 litigations as at 1 May 2025, and 27 aged care sites inspected in February to March 2025. Enforcement references include a January 2025 enforceable undertaking with Hamilton Island Enterprises and $197,000 in penalties against Doll House Training. The release is partial, with several passages withheld under sections 22 and 37 and 47E(d).