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o 100 cases remain open with investigation into fraud and non-
compliance underway.
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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.
 
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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. 
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•  1 case from a previous financial year is being assessed by CDPP for 
consideration of prosecution. 
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•  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. 
 
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TOPIC: CLIENT AND PROVIDER NON-COMPLIANCE & FRAUD 
 

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 Ineligible payments 
totalling $355,895 (Annual Report p76) were identified as a direct result of 
investigation activities, and debt recovery was commenced. 
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