An independent inquiry has been launched into why the National Anti-Corruption Commission decided against further investigation of the Robodebt scandal.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission will be asked to explain why it refused to launch a fresh probe into the Robodebt scandal, after the watchdog's watchdog received nearly 900 complaints about the decision.
The Commonwealth settled a class action against it in the Federal Court, agreeing to a payment of $1.8 billion to the scheme's victims. "One investigation concluded that the individual's actions did not meet the threshold to issue a notice of suspected breach," APS commissioner Gordon de Brouwer told Senate estimates.
"One individual has been issued a final determination that their actions did not constitute a breach of the code, and the remaining seven inquiries are continuing."
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