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Hearing
block 2
Public
hearings for the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme will
resume in Brisbane from Monday, 5 December 2022 with hearing block 2
running until 16 December 2022.
Hearing
block 2 will continue the inquiry into the establishment, design and
implementation of the Robodebt scheme together with the impacts of
the scheme on individuals.
The
focus will be on:
The impacts of the scheme on individuals;
The experience of representative bodies and the Government’s response to identified shortcomings in the scheme;
The role played by the Budget process in establishing the scheme, the measures necessary for it to continue, and the involvement of portfolio ministers and SES officers in this process;
The extent of planning and testing undertaken during the pilot stage;
The investigation undertaken by the Commonwealth Ombudsman;
Data-matching and compliance with privacy laws and data-matching guidelines;
The means of debt recovery including the use of debt collectors and commissions on amounts recovered.
Watch
the hearings
The
general public can attend and watch the hearings in person. The
hearings will be held at Pullman Hotel King George Square, corner Ann
and Roma streets, Brisbane City. Those interested can
pre-register
their
attendance.
The
hearings will also be streamed live on the home page of the
Commission's website. Further information on watching or attending
can be found on the
hearings
page.
Hearings
will typically run from 10am - 4.30pm with a break for lunch at 1pm,
subject to change.
Please
note these times are AEST, as Brisbane does not observe daylight
saving. For example, 10am AEST is 11am AEDT. Find out more about
Australian
time zones.
Share
your story
The
Commission is inviting submissions from members of the public. The
online form and details about the submission process are available
using the button below.
Submissions
will be accepted until 3 February 2023.
