Open AccessComplaint Handling Systems In The Public Sector: A Comparative Analysis Between Indonesia and Australia
Author(s) -
Susi Dwi Harijanti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indonesian comparative law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2655-6545
pISSN - 2655-2353
DOI - 10.18196/iclr.v3i1.11454
Subject(s) - complaint , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , institution , variety (cybernetics) , public administration , politics , public sector , private sector , service (business) , political science , business , law , geography , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , marketing , artificial intelligence , computer science
This article deals primarily with complaint handling system with reference to an ombudsman that established by the government as opposed to the private ombudsman variety in Indonesia and Australia’s jurisdictions. In practice, group of people or persons have often arisen complaints or grievances in public service, and it requires solutions. It is widely known that the Ombudsman office has long been regarded as an effective office in resolving people complaint. This is mainly because the nature of the Ombudsman as an independent and impartial institution. This article argues that regardless of the different context of introduction of an ombudsman in Indonesia and Australia because of different political and social context, however, the performance of ombudsman in both countries has showed significant role in enhancing public services through their expanded mandates and stronger powers.