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s 22 - Out of scope
o 100 cases remain open with investigation into fraud and non-
compliance underway.
• s 22 - Out of scope
o There has been no identified ineligible payments referred for debt
recovery by investigators in cases closed in the financial year to
date, pending the outcomes of administrative action by business
areas.
• There have been no prosecutions for the current financial year to date,
with one case currently before the courts.
• One case is being assessed by CDPP for consideration of prosecution.
• In the 2018/19 financial year $1,548,294 in ineligible payments were
identified and referred to business areas for debt recovery as a result of
finalised investigations.
s 22 - Out of scope
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o 2 cases were referred to Law Enforcement agencies in line with
obligations under the Australian Government Investigation
Standards and Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework.
o s 22 - Out of scope
• 1 case from a previous financial year is being assessed by CDPP for
consideration of prosecution.
• s 22 - Out of scope
• In the 2019/20 financial year $785,997.40 in ineligible payments have
been identified and referred to business areas for debt recovery as a
result of finalised investigations.
s 22 - Out of scope
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TOPIC: CLIENT AND PROVIDER NON-COMPLIANCE & FRAUD
s 22 - Out of scope
• s 22 - Out of scope
Ineligible payments
totalling $355,895 (Annual Report p76) were identified as a direct result of
investigation activities, and debt recovery was commenced.
• s 22 - Out of scope
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