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Our commitment to you

We’re committed to modern, flexible and professional service delivery. We conduct ourselves with integrity.

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Accessibility

We ensure the information on our website accessible to everyone.

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Claiming compensation

You may be able to claim compensation if we’ve made an administration error.

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Our charter sets out our service responsibilities and our standard of service.

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Regulator Performance Framework

This framework seeks to remove inefficient or ineffective laws.

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We take a zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption. We take steps to maintain our integrity.

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