Robodebt victims win record $548.5m settlement from government, taking total payout to $2.4bn | Centrelink debt recovery
The federal government agreed to pay $ 475 million in addition to Robodebt victims in the biggest class action agreement in the history of Australia.
The government said on Thursday that he agreed to solve Knox v The Commonwealth, a appeal of the original 2020 Robodebt class action agreement. The second case was initiated after a royal commission revealed new evidence.
The total settlement is 548.5 million dollars, up to $ 60 million to manage the plan, and $ 13.5 million to meet the reasonable legal costs of applicants.
Additional compensation requiring the approval of the Federal Court, in addition to the $ 112 million compensation and legal costs paid after the original Robodebt class action in 2020.
According to Gordon Legal, who launched first -class action at the end of 2019, the total financial correction of Robodebt victims is currently more than $ 2.4 billion.
Federal Chief Public Prosecutor Michelle Rowland said in a statement on Thursday that solving the claim was “fair and fair thing to be done”.
“Today’s settlement shows the commitment of the Albanian Workers Government to address the damages caused by the former liberal government of the former liberal government of the former liberal government of the Albanian Labor Government.
The Royal Commission described Robodebt as a ‘rude and ruthless mechanism’ neither fair nor legal ‘.
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