The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has kicked off its audit of the Department of Human Services’ controversial Centrelink automated debt recovery scheme.
The OAIC revealed in a legal and constitutional affairs senate committee hearing on Friday morning that it had recently sent a letter to DHS outlining its assessment program, the first step in the process.
The first assessment would begin “shortly”, deputy commissioner Angelene Falk said.
Falk said the OAIC had decided to wait until DHS had implemented the recommendations from a damning Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report, and then conduct an assessment of the implementation.
The ombudsman said DHS needed to undertake a compre…
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