Unit Code :- BBA LAW 3016
Unit Name :- Business Law
Assessment Type :- Assignment – Essay format
Assessment Style :- Individual
Word Count :- 1,000 words +/- 10%
Weighting :- 10%
Task :- The Australian Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry hearings exposed systematic fraud and misconduct by banks and insurance companies.
LAW3016 Business Law Essay Assignment
Robodebt was a Commonwealth scheme that matched income data from the Australian Tax Office with income reported to Centrelink by welfare recipients to be able to recover monies (supposedly) owed to the Commonwealth by averaging incomes via algorithms technologies.
Research and discuss how the Royal Commissions findings are difference yet similar to Robodebt in terms of:
i. The apparent lack of respect for the rule of law
ii. the purposive approach to the interpretation of statute
Ensure you refer to:
(a) Appropriate court cases and/or journal articles
(b) Commonwealth Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cthm).
(c) Australian Consumer Law Act 2010 (ACL)
Background:
Robodebt article – attached
Royal Commission Final Report – attached (refer to pages 1 – 19 initially)