Tag: RoboDebt

NDIS bill arms govt with unprecedented automation power

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Legislation to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme opens the door to another robodebt disaster by handing the government unprecedented powers to automate discretionary decisions and limit review rights,...

Suppliers face strict new AI rules in procurement shake-up

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Companies bidding for federal government contracts will soon have to disclose any planned use of artificial intelligence and take responsibility for its output, under new procurement rules set to...

Public in the dark on govt automation tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Fewer than one in five government agencies are disclosing their authority to use automation technologies, a sweep of 23 agency websites shows, as government-wide reforms to improve transparency drag...

Independent MP moves to clean up Robodebt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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....

Services Australia lays two-year AI ethics footing

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Services Australia has unveiled its first automation and artificial intelligence strategy, which it says will give it a two-year ethical footing and pathway to trust in the technologies. The...

Corruption watchdog to investigate Robodebt referrals

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The national corruption watchdog will investigate referrals it received from the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, reversing its controversial earlier decision to not pursue them. On Tuesday, the...

Ombudsman armed with new powers to avoid Robodebt repeat

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
New laws forcing agencies to cooperate with the Commonwealth Ombudsman and surrender documents have passed parliament, in the latest part of the government’s response to the Robodebt royal commission....