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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
The Ombudsman's media release and full report are available here: Misconduct in public organisations: A casebook
Similar things happen in Local Government.
When I used to work for Geelong council, they deducted $30 from staff pay whenever another member died, and gave it to their family. I think it was in the EBA at the time.
No pic of the hat smh
