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In australia, we have a recent ‘robodebt’ where Centrelink (welfare) payments were evaluated by a debt recovery system, deeming (MANY) incorrect bills of thousa
by hsbauauvhabzb 2y ago
In australia, we have a recent ‘robodebt’ where Centrelink (welfare) payments were evaluated by a debt recovery system, deeming (MANY) incorrect bills of thousands of tens of thousands.
Suicides happened.
As a result of a royal commission into the legality of the debt recovery scheme, it was deemed illegal, and I think all debts were rescinded. Many people in charge were recommended to be prosecuted by the anti corruption commission within the royal commission, the recommendations were made by (afaik) a Supreme Court judge. The anti corruption commission chose not to prosecute.
- yieldcrv 2y agoOut of all forms of accountability, do you think that would have been the best form if they did prosecute? Unfortunately i could probably bet that no other form of accountability was pursued
- justinclift 2y agoYes, they absolutely should have been prosecuted. These people are still around to this day, likely making similarly consequential decisions that affect others with zero accountability.
- hsbauauvhabzb 2y agoYou may be interested to earmark this for future watching. I think the more mud these people are dragged through the better, given justice has failed the country. https://www.themandarin.com.au/253449-robodebt-tv-drama-and-book-deal-set-to-immortalise-aps-scandal/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/253449-robodebt-tv-drama-and-...
- hsbauauvhabzb 2y agoThey had legal advice that what they were doing was not lawful and they did it anyway. So at scale fraud and gross negligence, for a start. And jail is a perfectly suitable punishment for knowingly sending fraudulent invoices to the most vulnerable people in our country, driving several to suicide. Instead, they got cushy jobs.