Scott Morrison (ScoMo) Skating off "Scott Free". The NACC can fail in it's core duty, BUT Scott was minister for Social Services when Robo Debt kicked off. He was told income averaging is not how benefits are calculated and he bulldozed ahead anyway. It was illegal and people died.

Under current legislation, Scott should be held accountable under one of the following statutes:Abuse of public office (Commonwealth Criminal Code s 142.2): provides that a Commonwealth public official commits an offence if they exercise influence / engage in conduct in their duties / use information obtained in their role with the intention of dishonestly obtaining a benefit or dishonestly causing a detriment. The maximum penalty is 5 years imprisonmentOR Giving false or misleading information (Criminal Code s 137.1): where someone is alleged to have misled a Commonwealth entity or a person exercising Commonwealth functions) is s 137.1: giving information knowing it is false or misleading (including omissions that make it misleading) to a Commonwealth entity or in connection with a Commonwealth law. The maximum penalty is 12 months imprisonment.ORThe Commonwealth DPP notes “general prosecutions” can include offences such as perjury and corruption, and specifically lists s 142.2 abuse of public office with a 5-year maximum penalty. OR Misfeasance in public office (civil tort) - an intentional tort with core elements including:the defendant holds public office;they purported to exercise public power;the exercise was invalid / lacked lawful authority;it was accompanied by a form of bad faith (eg knowing excess of power with intent to harm, or reckless indifference to unlawfulness and likely harm); andit caused loss.With appropriate civil damages - MONEY paid to impacted individuals or their families.Why do we let our politicians off "Scott Free"? ... See MoreSee Less