DEWR Secretary's opening at Estimates focused on issues with the targeted compliance framework and payment cancellations. 'In July 2024, it became clear that decisions to cancel people’s payments due to persistent mutual obligation failures may not have been validly made' under social security law - ThreadSky

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DEWR Secretary's opening at Estimates focused on issues with the targeted compliance framework and payment cancellations.
'In July 2024, it became clear that decisions to cancel people’s payments due to persistent mutual obligation failures may not have been validly made' under social security law

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mklapdor.bsky.social•15 days ago

'This means that 985 decisions under the Framework to cancel 964 people’s payments made between 8 April 2022 and 4 July 2024 may not have been validly made.
On reaching this conclusion, we decided to immediately cease these cancellations, and they remain ceased.'

mklapdor.bsky.social•15 days ago

'[DEWR Secretary] made a subsequent decision to review all payment cancellation decisions which may not have been validly made during this timeframe.'

mklapdor.bsky.social•15 days ago

'The Government has commissioned an independent assurance review examining the IT system operating the Framework against operational policy, business rules and IT to ensure that the system is operating as intended'.

mklapdor.bsky.social•15 days ago

'[DEWR Secretary has instructed the department] to undertake a legal review to examine whether decisions in this area are being properly made and whether decision making processes are aligned with the relevant legislation. The review commenced in November 2024...'

mklapdor.bsky.social•15 days ago

Full statement is here: https://www.aph.gov.au/-/media/Estimates/eet/add2425/DEWR_-_Opening_Statement.pdf?la=en&hash=40DD83352878CD595477B88C6C09FBE513E3ABDA

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