The federal corruption watchdog will investigate six people responsible for the former government’s illegal debt collection scheme, backflipping on a previous decision.
Following a review process, the National Anti-Corruption Commission revealed on Tuesday it will probe whether any of the six officials referred in the robodebt royal commission’s final report engaged in corrupt conduct.
This overturns the commission’s controversial June decision not to investigate the referrals.
From 2016 to 2019, the robodebt scheme recovered more than $750 million from almost 400,000 people.
The watchdog did not reveal reasons for starting an investigation, noting that could prejudice the process.