‘Watered down’ legal concerns included in robodebt briefing for Scott Morrison, inquiry hears

Earlier document warned proposed debt recovery measures would have fundamental impacts on social security policy and legislation', royal commission told

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Legal concerns over what became the robodebt scheme were watered down" but still included in briefing documents prepared for Scott Morrison, a royal commission has heard.

The inquiry into the botched Centrelink debt recovery scheme has previously heard the Department of Social Services in late 2014 held damning internal legal advice warning the key method used to raise those debts may be unlawful.