"We will take no chances with the safety of people with disability,"he said.
The boost to resources came as the Commonwealth and Public Sector Union told a parliamentary committee the commission urgently needed more staff,upgraded equipment and training,and improved management structures so it could protect the nation's most vulnerable people.
Nearly two-thirds of the commission's staff surveyed by the union said they didn't believe it effectively responded to or investigated concerns,complaints or reportable incidents. About a quarter of the 200-strong workforce responded to the survey.
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They were under pressure to close cases as fast as possible yet might have no idea others in the organisation were working on the same thing.
One staff member told the union everyone was"heading towards burnout". Another said they felt inadequate and hopeless.
"The stress of my workload has caused me to seek counselling and sometimes I just sit at my computer and cry because I cannot possibly see how I can get to my old complaints[with] all new ones coming in as'high'risk,"they said.