Published: November 19, 2019
Bill Shorten launches challenge after Coalition’s ‘very late admission there is something rotten at the core of robodebt’
Lawyers engaged in two court challenges against the legality of the robodebt program have confirmed that the government’s major overhaul will not stop the cases, with the class action championed by Labor officially launched on Wednesday.
According to Victoria Legal Aid, Deanna Amato’s federal court case, which is due to be heard on 2 December, will continue to seek a declaration the debt raised against her is unlawful despite the government’s announcement it will no longer rely solely on income-averaging to determine debts.
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