Scott Morrison has disputed that public servants felt pressure not to inform him of legal risks about the robodebt scheme, telling a royal commission they had an “obligation and duty” to warn ministers of problems and it was “distressing” they never did.
He was questioned about a February 2015 brief that outlined the robodebt plan to him, alongside other welfare compliance measures. After Morrison quoted from the Social Security Act and offered his “plain English” reading, the commissioner Catherine Holmes noted his close interest in the legislation: “Why didn’t you want to know how it was that legislative change wouldn’t be required?”He said he “would never have conceived that had there had been legal advice suggesting it was unlawful, it had never entered my imagination that would not be raised with ministers”.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Ongoing definition of a 'lying liar' writ large
Scumobabble
Scott Morrison showed no faith in his ministers though, secretly appointing himself as co-minister x5
The legality isn't what most people are concerned about. History is filled with legal atrocities.
Liar
In other words “I might have been the author, instigator, and enforcer, but it had nothing to do with me” The despicable just became more despicable!
What we also need is a RC into Victorias bungled hotels after they all lied at the inquiry plus VicPol and worksafe are so corrupt they covered up for them all to avoid the law when hundreds of Aussies died.
so, not malice, just neglect
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