Public administration relates to managing and delivering public services and infrastructure. Public administration can be:

If someone is considered a public officer this means they work in public administration. Some examples of public officers are:

If you are a contractor to a public authority in South Australia, you are considered a public officer while performing that work and the same obligations apply to you. You can find out more about these obligations on our website or by downloading the Contractors Factsheet.

The OPI is focused on public administration in South Australia and cannot assess complaints about other states or jurisdictions. This includes federal government agencies (like Centrelink or the Australian Tax Office) or interstate government departments. See our list of other complaint handling authorities if you need to make a complaint about these groups.