Commonwealth DPP reveals 32 criminal cases affected by ‘income apportionment’ adjourned while reviewed
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Prosecutors have paused 32 criminal cases and are investigating possible wrongful convictions due to Services Australia relying on an incorrect understanding of welfare law which the commonwealth ombudsman found led to unlawful debts.
The commonwealth director of public prosecutions (CDPP) revealed the 32 cases, which are all affected by “income apportionment”, have been adjourned while it reviews these and an unknown number of historical cases.
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