Published: June 18, 2020
Boyle’s attempts to blow the whistle internally on disturbing practices in pursuit of debtors were rejected by the tax office, Senate committee hears
The tax office conducted only a “superficial” internal investigation of whistleblower Richard Boyle’s concerns about its disturbing treatment of debtors before he took his concerns public, the Senate has heard.
Boyle, a former public servant based in Adelaide, blew the whistle on extraordinary practices at the Australian Taxation Office in 2018 through a joint ABC-Fairfax investigation into the controversial use of garnishee notices to claw back debts from taxpayers and business.
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