The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has urged the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to reopen its investigation into the officials responsible for the unlawful Robodebt scheme, in a letter written to the Commission earlier this week.
Recent findings by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) revealed serious breaches of the APS Code of Conduct by senior officials, underscoring the need for renewed scrutiny and accountability.
The union has also written to the Council for the Order of Australia, formerly requesting that Kathryn Campbell has her membership of the Order of Australia revoked.
The actions of those who orchestrated the Robodebt scheme directly contradict the principles of integrity and service that those honours represent.
The CPSU remains committed to holding those responsible for the Robodebt scheme to account.
Quotes attributable to Melissa Donnelly, CPSU National Secretary:
"The lives of countless Australians were devastated by the Robodebt scheme, a Royal Commission labelled it cruel and illegal, and an APSC investigation found that 12 people, including former agency heads Kathryn Campbell and Renee Leon, breached the Code of Conduct on 97 occasions.
"And yet, there is a glaring absence of consequences.
"I wrote to the National Anti-Corruption Commission earlier this week urging them to reopen their investigation into the officials responsible for the administration and implementation of the Robodebt scheme.
"The decision to not proceed with an investigation, relied in part, on the APSC investigation process that was underway and the capacity for that process to impose an appropriate sanction.
"Unfortunately, that process has now concluded, and consequences are nowhere to be seen.
"Victims of Robodebt, their families and workers in Centrelink all need and deserve to see the architects of their pain and suffering bear the consequences of those actions.
