Author: William Partlett, Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne

The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has released her long-awaited report on the failure of the commission to investigate the Robodebt scandal. The report finds the commissioner of the NACC committed “officer misconduct”. He failed to fully remove himself from the decision not to investigate the scandal. In response, the NACC has agreed to appoint an “independent eminent person” to reconsider its decision not to investigate the Robodebt scandal. It’s an embarrassing moment for the Commonwealth’s newly created anti-corruption watchdog. But it’s also an opportunity for the NACC to do what the public expects of it: act decisively…