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The OSI is an independent Executive Agency within the Attorney-General's portfolio.

​​​​On 12 November 2020, the Prime Minister announced the decision to establish the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI).

On 10 December 2020, the Governor-General approved an Executive Council Order to establish the Office as an Executive Agency under section 65 of the Public Service Act 1999. It has also been listed under Schedule 1 to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014.

On 4 January 2021, the OSI was formally established. 

The OSI's Director-General is supported by key executive staff members including the Special Investigator and the Director of Investigations.

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In the spirit of reconciliation the Office of the Special Investigator acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.