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Accos calls for adoption of remaining robodebt recommendations

Two years on from the findings of the robodebt royal commission, the federal government has still not implemented all of its recommendations, the Australian Council of Social Service has said.

Acoss is calling on the federal government to adopt the remaining recommendations of the royal commission, including:

Legislating a statute of limitations on debt recovery – a key recommendation that remains unaddressed.

Refraining from recovering debts under review – the default position is to continue recovery even when a debt is under review, rather than pausing automatically. A person can request a pause to debt recovery if it is under review.

Clarifying protections for people in vulnerable circumstances – it’s still unclear how people in severe hardship are systematically shielded from compliance actions that could worsen their situation.

Introducing a duty of care – the government still has no formal obligation to ensure people are receiving the correct payment for their personal circumstances.

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