Table 73: Separations of ongoing employees: agency by type of termination, 2020
| Agency | Retrenchment | Physical or mental incapacity | Inappropriately qualified | Underperformance | Section 29(3)(e) | Breach of engagement condition ** | Misconduct | Total |
| Agriculture, Water and the Environment | 30 | 9 | . | 1 | . | . | 2 | 42 |
| - Australian Fisheries Management Authority | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 |
| - Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - Bureau of Meteorology | 47 | . | . | 1 | . | 3 | . | 51 |
| - GBRMPA | 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 9 |
| - Murray Darling Basin Authority | 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 7 |
| Attorney-General's | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | . | . | . | 9 |
| - Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 |
| - Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Australian Building and Construction Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Australian Financial Security Authority | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| - Australian Human Rights Commission | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
| - Australian Law Reform Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Comcare | 13 | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 17 |
| - Commonwealth Ombudsman | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| - Fair Work Commission | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 |
| - Federal Court Statutory Agency | 8 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 10 |
| - National Archives of Australia | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 |
| - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Office of Parliamentary Counsel | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Safe Work Australia | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Defence | 285 | 29 | . | 9 | . | 3 | 18 | 344 |
| - Defence Housing Australia | 45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 45 |
| Education, Skills and Employment | 54 | 5 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| - Australian Research Council | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Australian Skills Quality Authority | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 |
| - TEQSA | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Finance | 8 | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | 10 |
| - Australian Electoral Commission | 8 | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | 1 | 12 |
| - Future Fund Management Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Foreign Affairs and Trade | 41 | 9 | . | . | . | . | . | 50 |
| - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
| - Australian Trade and Investment Commission | 2 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 3 |
| Health | 26 | 4 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 31 |
| - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission | 3 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Australian Digital Health Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Cancer Australia | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 |
| - Food Standards Australia New Zealand | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - National Blood Authority | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 |
| - National Health and Medical Research Council | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - National Health Funding Body | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - National Mental Health Commission | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - Organ and Tissue Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Professional Services Review | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Sport Integrity Australia | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Home Affairs | 46 | 22 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 2 | 75 |
| - Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | 7 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 9 |
| - AUSTRAC | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| Industry, Science, Energy and Resources | 59 | 6 | . | 2 | . | 2 | . | 69 |
| - Clean Energy Regulator | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 4 |
| - Climate Change Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Infrastructure,Transport, Regional Development and Communications | 20 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 22 |
| - Australian Communications & Media Authority | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 3 |
| - Australian National Maritime Museum | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - Australian Transport Safety Bureau | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 |
| - National Capital Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - National Faster Rail Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - National Film and Sound Archive | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - National Library of Australia | 4 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| - National Museum of Australia | 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 17 |
| - National Portrait Gallery | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Screen Australia | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Prime Minister and Cabinet | 6 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 8 |
| - Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | 3 | 5 |
| - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Australian National Audit Office | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
| - Australian Public Service Commission | 6 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 7 |
| - National Indigenous Australians Agency | 6 | 4 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 11 |
| - Office of National Intelligence | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 4 |
| - Old Parliament House | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Torres Strait Regional Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Workplace Gender Equality Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Social Services | 19 | 3 | . | . | . | 3 | . | 25 |
| - Australian Institute of Family Studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Digital Transformation Agency | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| - National Disability Insurance Agency | 6 | 5 | . | 1 | . | 3 | . | 15 |
| - NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 |
| - Services Australia | 161 | 88 | . | 18 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 294 |
| Treasury | 11 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 13 |
| - Australian Bureau of Statistics | 14 | 4 | . | . | . | 2 | . | 20 |
| - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | 2 | 5 |
| - Australian Taxation Office | 79 | 15 | . | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | 100 |
| - Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Productivity Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Veterans' Affairs | 22 | 4 | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| - Australian War Memorial | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission (NC) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Agriculture | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 5 |
| Human Services (NC) | 17 | 6 | . | 2 | . | . | 1 | 26 |
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (NC) | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 2 |
| Communications (NC) | 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 6 |
| Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (NC) | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 |
| Total | 1164 | 233 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 34 | 58 | 1547 |
* Termination resulting from the failure to complete an entry level training course Section 29(3)(e)
** Termination resulting from the failure to meet a condition of engagement imposed under subsection 22 (6) of PS Act (PS Act s29 (3)(f)) (i.e. probation, citizenship, formal qualifications, security and character clearances, health clearances)
Source: APSED