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The Centrelink Master Program, or more commonly known as Centrelink, is a Services Australia master program of the Australian Government. It delivers a range of government payments and services for retirees, the unemployed, families, carers, parents, people with disabilities, Indigenous Australians, students, apprentices and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and provides services at times of major change. The majority of Centrelink's services are the disbursement of social security payments.

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    QLD Centrelink Fraud

    Hi Everyone, my brother has been found to have defrauded Centrelink and although it may be around $10k from 25 years ago he has owned up and will pay it back immediately when the court case is over but he is so petrified of going to jail that he can hardly function. I have real concerns about...
  2. Ian Curtis

    NSW Can a Tribunal Order a Public Trustee to Stop Their Fraudulent Witholding of Documents from Centrelink?

    Public Trustee have refused to notify Centrelink that their client's house is being rented. I believe this is actually criminal fraud and stated as much in a Tribunal hearing. Before adjourning I asked that the Member order the Trustee to forward the information (including rental receipts and...
  3. PixelPaul

    fathers inheritance effecting centerlink benefits?

    I am looking to get some advice, if you anyone is able to assist.. My Father is about to inherit some money, and a percentage of a property. He is currently on Centerlink benefits. I am trying to find out on Services Australia if the property inheritance will effect his benefits, but they don’t...
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    NSW Can party to a proceeding access your Centrelink and medical records

    Can party to a proceeding access your Centrelink and medical records?
  5. M

    NSW Centrelink accessing my bank statements and accusing me of fraud

    I am on the DSP. I went overseas and had an illness and could not return within the 28 day period. Centrelink lawyer Roula Allam rejected all the foreign medical records. Today I got an email that Centrelink advised they have my bank records. Ms Allam alleges as there was a transaction on my...
  6. M

    NSW Is Centrelink being Defamatory?

    I am on the DSP. I went overseas and had an illness and could not return within the day period. Centrelink lawyer [Personal Information - Redacted by Moderator] rejected all the foreign medical records. Today I got an email that Centrelink advised they have my bank records. [Personal Information...
  7. Jenny453

    WA FWC General Protections - Deeds, Tax, Centrelink, Child Support Implications

    Deed of Settlement. Where is it possible to find out how a deed of settlement and compensation paid under general protections FW Act interacts with tax and centrelink. And whether a payment can effect my child support.
  8. MrTT

    NSW Do I have to declare to centrelink made from helping family members

    Do have to declare money, given to you by family members, to centrelink for helping them around their house, e.g. cleaning, doing their lawn. Is that classified as reportable income?
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    VIC Centrelink declaration

    hello could someone please assist me . my friend has been on Centrelink for several years now although he works 15 hours per week voluntarily which enables him to receive the minimum payment . but when he originally signed up with Centrelink he did not disclose that he had an apartment...