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Taxpayer-funded review that found 'flaws' in Robodebt scheme was discontinued by Department of Human Services, royal commission told

A taxpayer-funded external review of the failed Robodebt scheme found "a lot of flaws" but a full report was never completed after the government said it was not required, a royal commission has heard.

Shane West, a partner at consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), said in early 2017 then Department of Human Services (DHS) secretary Kathryn Campbell engaged the firm to review the Coalition-era budget-savings program that became known as Robodebt.

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