Robodebt: national corruption watchdog won’t investigate officials referred by royal commission

Nacc says it decided not to launch corruption probe as it would not add value in the public interest'

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The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nacc) won't pursue an investigation into six individuals referred by the robodebt royal commission, due to separate public service investigations being carried out.

The Nacc said on Thursday that it was unlikely it would obtain significant new evidence" and had concluded it was undesirable for a number of reasons to conduct multiple investigations into the same matter".