At the conclusion of the first week of the Robodebt royal commission public hearings, which commenced last week, Australians have learnt that the previous Coalition government received departmental and legal advice that indicated the Robodebt scheme was unlawful from its start.
https://ministers.dss.gov.au/editorial/9661
True extent of Robodebt shame revealed | Department of Social Services Ministers

@thebat of course, it wouldn't have been obvious to anyone with half a brain, but they didn't care about that one bit. They knew it was dodgy af. Criminals