Documents outlining the causes of, and lessons learnt, from Robodebt

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The release comprises the final report of the APSC's Centralised Code of Conduct Inquiry Taskforce, published in 2024 under a section 72A disclosure notice signed by APS Commissioner Dr Gordon de Brouwer on 5 September 2024. The Taskforce, established in July 2023 to support Independent Reviewers, examined Code of Conduct breaches by current and former APS employees and former Agency Heads involved in designing and delivering the Robodebt Scheme, following the Royal Commission. Inquiries covered 16 individuals. The report states that 12 current and former public servants, including former Agency Heads, were found to have breached the Code on 97 occasions, with breach findings set out by case under sections 13(1), 13(2), 13(9) and 13(11). It also sets out sanction recommendations and ten key insights on accountability, ethics, record-keeping and wellbeing.