Turmoil at the top

In 2019-20 the Commission's two senior office holders fell out. An Inspector special report dealt with a complaint by the Commissioner for Oversight against the Chief Commissioner. The Commissioner for Oversight's appointment was terminated in January 2020 and the Chief Commissioner's term ended on 31 January 2020. A parliamentary committee said the history suggested "confusion over the respective roles and responsibilities of the Commissioners which has contributed to internal conflicts and a period of instability" (Report 1/57, August 2020, para 1.14). Parliament changed the Act in 2021 to a two-Commissioner model.