Submission: Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme

The Hub has made a joint submission, with the Australasian Society for Computers and Law (AUSCL) and endorsed by the Gradient Institute, Royal Commission (Commission) into the Robodebt scheme.

The submission focuses on setting out key criteria for establishing trustworthy automated systems in government contexts and providing an expert view from digital transformation, automation, legal technology, public sector and other relevant experts to the Commission on the role of automation and automated decision-making in government and, in particular, how these technologies can be used safely and responsibly to deliver good outcomes for Australian communities. 

A pdf copy of the submission is here

Further background information on the submission is here