Treasury failed to consider alternatives to $41k debt waiver after National Competition Council overpayment: Commonwealth Ombudsman

Doug Dingwall
Updated February 15 2022 - 6:04pm, first published 6:00pm
Treasury has received criticism for its handling of a $41,000 debt owed to the Commonwealth arising from an overpayment to a public servant. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Treasury has received criticism for its handling of a $41,000 debt owed to the Commonwealth arising from an overpayment to a public servant. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

A Treasury Department decision to pursue a waiver for a $41,000 debt arising from overpayments to a public servant lacked accountability and transparency, the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found after a lengthy investigation.

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Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

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