‘Robo-justice’: Royal commission set up to examine robodebt scheme | katinacurtis
Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the royal commission was vital to make sure the “human tragedy” caused by the scheme never happened again.owed the government money rather than involving a real person,” he said. Government Services Minister Bill Shorten, who raised concerns about the scheme in 2017, said the inquiry should offer victims some “robo-justice”.
Former Queensland judge Catherine Holmes will lead the commission to examine who was responsible for designing and implementing the scheme, whether concerns were raised about its legality and fairness, the handling of complaints and challenges in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, total financial costs to government and harm to vulnerable people, and what measures are needed to prevent similar problems in future.
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