Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee (part 2 of 3)

2 December 2025

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee Australian Parliament

00:00 - 00:20
Speaker 14
Molly.  Is that correct?  Yeah.  Yes.  So, the data that I have in front of me is that we had, an increase from twenty twenty two three to twenty twenty three twenty four, a fairly significant increase Mhmm. 

And then a slight decrease again, from that year to twenty twenty four, twenty five. 
00:20 - 00:36
Speaker 54
Okay.  Your response on that, Kwan, said you were not aware of any change in policy that led to the increased that kick up in in 2324.  What do you think has led to that increased use of NDAs in employment matters? 
00:36 - 01:15
Speaker 14
So, senator, there's a range of factors, that on a case by case basis will go into discussions, and considerations about whether, a nondisclosure agreement is appropriate.  There's, roles and responsibilities, in the the public service between Con Cover, the attorney general's department, and the APSC.  We each have a different slice or a different type of role and responsibility.  As you said, our our responsibility, there are notification obligations, with the APSC.  The... 

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