AFP dismisses allegation witness gave false evidence to robodebt royal commission
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6PEMH)
Investigation did not identify sufficient admissible evidence' the person intended to mislead, police say
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The Australian federal police has finalised an investigation into allegations a witness in the robodebt royal commission gave false evidence, saying it did not identify sufficient admissible evidence" that the alleged offender had intended to mislead.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the AFP said it had received the allegation in July 2023 as the royal commission concluded the crude and cruel" scheme was a costly failure of public administration" and neither fair nor legal". Giving false evidence is an offence under the Royal Commissions Act.
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