Top officials and former federal ministers are bracing for findings that could send them to the new anti-corruption watchdog or result in code of conduct sanctions when the robo-debt royal commission final report is released on Friday.
Multiple witnesses to the robo-debt royal commission – which included two former prime ministers and a slew of other cabinet ministers and senior public servants – have been asked to give their final response to a long list of adverse findings.
It would be nice if there were actually consequences for running a scheme they knew was illegal and caused a huge amount of harm (for no gain), but I’m expecting some wrists to be slapped.
Commissioner Catherine Holmes submitted her report to the government on Friday and the commission revealed it contained a “sealed chapter” that “recommends referrals of individuals for civil and criminal prosecution”.
Alright! The best sealed section since Cleo magazine circa 1994.