welfare fraud
1: Large Scale Welfare Fraud uncovered by Court | September 1, 2015
A WOMAN who claimed her partner was her brother has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Federal Government of more than $115,000 in single-parent welfare payments. Nhu Nguyen, 40, was charged with three counts of fraud, committed between 1999 and 2011. …..
2: Centrelink fraud cases dropped following High Court ruling | July 24, 2013
THE federal government has dropped cases against 18 people charged with welfare fraud following a High Court ruling over retrospective legislation…
A HIGH Court ruling has put into doubt thousands of prosecutions against people on welfare who did not tell Centrelink their circumstances had changed…
4: High Court to hear test case on welfare | December 14, 2012
THE High Court will hear a test case led by Victoria Legal Aid that if successful could help Australians at risk of welfare fraud charges because they have made mistakes in dealing with Centrelink…