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If you have a suggestion, compliment or complaint about your experience with the Department of the Senate, please email <a href="mailto:b%6Cackr%6Fd.se%6E@a%70h%2Egov.a%75">blackrod.sen@aph.gov.au</a> to let us know. </p> <h3>How we respond to complaints </h3> <p>Complaints will be taken seriously and handled professionally, sensitively and with appropriate confidentiality. You will receive an acknowledgement that your complaint has been received and we may contact you to confirm or clarify information. </p> <p>We will investigate your complaint and take appropriate action. Depending on the nature of the complaint, it may be appropriate to refer your complaint to another organisation. You will be informed of the action taken in response to your complaint. </p> <p>If a complaint alleges inappropriate conduct of an employee of the department, it may also constitute a suspected breach of the Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct. Suspected breaches of the Code must be dealt with in accordance with the department's <a class="document-download not-bold" href="-/media/0F4881DD90FC845E6C37652EA8E838956DB629D8.ashx" target="_blank"><em class="fa fa-fw fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></em><strong><em>Procedures for determining suspected breaches of the Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct</em></strong> (PDF 240KB)</a>.</p> <h3>Procurement complaints</h3> <p>To provide feedback on a procurement process, please contact the <a href="mailto:b%6Cackr%6Fd.se%6E@a%70h%2Egov.a%75">Black Rod's Office</a>.</p> <h3>Public interest disclosures </h3> <p>The department's <a class="document-download not-bold" href="/-/media/05_About_Parliament/54_Parliamentary_Depts/541_Dept_of_Senate/public_interest_disclosure_procedures.pdf?la=en&hash=8A2793D46D552DB681486535E9E3889E8A3157BD" target="_blank"><em class="fa fa-fw fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></em><strong>Public Interest Disclosure Procedures</strong> (PDF 234KB)</a> are made under subsection 59 of the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2013A00133" target="_blank" rel="external" aria-label="Link to external site. 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