Record Number |
22082 |
ISBN |
9781921241581 (online) |
Corporate Author |
Australia. Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. |
Title |
Report : Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme / Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. [Electronic resource] |
Published |
Brisbane : Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, [2023] |
©2023. |
Collation |
online resource |
General Note |
Commissioner: Catherine Holmes AC SC. |
Contents Note |
Finalisation of a matter, “or a documented decision against finalisation – should have been taken within three months of the receipt of the draft advice. V 1 p. xviii. |
”an effective 'reversal of onus' onto a recipient to provide information to enable accurate calculation of a debt.” V 1, p. 62. |
“The Commonwealth Cabinet Handbook should be amended so that the description of a document as a Cabinet document is no longer itself justification for maintaining the confidentiality of the document.” V 1 p. xxi. |
“The Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016 (Cth) had been passed. One of the effects of that Act was to remove the six-year limitation period on the recovery of social security debts.” Volume 1 p. 159. |
Summary Note |
"The Robodebt Royal Commission was established on 18 August 2022 to enquire into the establishment, design and implementation of the Robodebt scheme; the use of third-party debt collectors under the Robodebt scheme; concerns raised following the implementation of the Robodebt scheme; and the intended or actual outcomes of the Robodebt scheme."--Publisher's website. |
Corporate Name |
Australia.Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme |
Subject |
Public welfare administration -- Australia |
Welfare recipients -- Australia -- Finance, Personal |
Collecting of accounts -- Australia |
Added Name |
Holmes, Catherine, (organiser). |
Internet Site |
Access report |
See Also |
ABC News article |