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Former chief counsel did ‘nothing’ to address legal doubts over robodebt, royal commission hears

Former chief counsel did ‘nothing’ to address legal doubts over robodebt, royal commission hears

Annette Musolino told by commission she let the system run despite advice saying there was a fundamental problem with its legalityFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former chief counsel at the Department of Human Services has been told at a royal commission that she and her team did “nothing” to address legal doubts over the robodebt scheme despite several warnings.The commission is investigating why and how the unlawful Centrelink debt recovery scheme was established in 2015 and ran until November 2019, ending in a $1.8bn settlement with hundreds of thousands of victims.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup

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