Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie on Monday accused the Prime Minister of paying lip service to Robodebt reforms while introducing his own legislation to act on two-year old recommendations.
Mr Wilkie’s bill includes key changes the landmark royal commission recommended to how Services Australia deploys automation, including new public servant duties, mandatory human intervention and transparency requirements.
The bill, which has the backing of some of the cross bench and the Greens, comes after some of the government’s Robodebt reforms have stalled and amid concerns about current compliance systems.
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