David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Human Services, in writing, on 13 September 2012:

With reference to the Commonwealth Ombudsman's report Child Support Agency [CSA], Department of Human Services: Responding to allegations of customer fraud (Report No. 12/2008), which made five recommendations in relation to customer fraud that were accepted by the then General Manager of the CSA:

(1) Have the five recommendations been fully implemented.

(2) For each year since the publication of the report, how many matters have been referred to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions under sections 159 or 159A of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989.

Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

(1) Yes.

(2) No matters have been referred to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions under sections 159 or 159A of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989.