Scott Morrison warned robodebt scheme would be illegal without changes, inquiry hears

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Former prime minister Scott Morrison was warned the robodebt scheme would require law changes, but it was implemented anyway without any legislative tweaks.

Source:Mr Morrison was social services minister when the scheme was established in 2015 and prime minister when it was wound back in 2019 after its income-averaging debt calculation method was ruled to be unlawful.

The former prime minister will give evidence to the commission next Wednesday, while his lawyer is making an application for himSenior counsel assisting the robodebt royal commission Justin Greggery claimed Ms Campbell and other Human Services officials thought welfare recipients engaging with the system was more important than accurately calculating debts.

The onus was put on recipients to provide their payslips to the government, so their debt could be calculated accurately. Ms Holmes said it wasn't accurate to say it was being used in that manner when recipients did not respond with their payslips, saying the department could have contacted their employers before taking that step.

 

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People died went without food went homeless suffered mentally emotionally. There is an underclass in this country. And it is treated with absolute contempt! We know it you know it but you don’t care if we know it. 🖕🏽

//. ;; Penny Wong wants to bombard Solomon Islands; // HI rCHE JE ; lll. ;;;`

Moral of the story. Earn your money and pay your tax, than trying to live off taxpayers' money. Does not apply to physically disabled, but the rest of the crowd get a life and a job and suck it up

Crime Minister of Australia, but aren`t they all.

Morrison really is an arrogant, incompetent Liberal. I hope there are consequences for his actions.

I have a question, for something like this, you need both parties to sign off on, right ?

The law and Scotty didn’t really go hand in hand. There was a bit of a trend there

Morrison was useless

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