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New standard to protect government-held personal information
1 May 2025
Fraudulent details used in $132k wage subsidy applications
24 April 2025

A man who used fraudulent details in COVID Wage Subsidy applications has been sentenced to home detention.

Jail term for man who made 20 dishonest wage subsidy applications
18 March 2025

A man who made 24 fraudulent COVID-19 Wage Subsidy claims and received almost $36,000 has been jailed for 21 months.

Pet food, hair product companies used in wage fraud
20 February 2025

A woman who set up and used two companies, classified as canned pet food and business hair product industries, to defraud the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy scheme has been sentenced to home detention.

Public Service Commission Inquiry into Protection of Personal Information
18 February 2025
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