Federal watchdog refuses to say if it will cooperate with robodebt royal commission

But its final report did not raise questions about the legality of the robodebt scheme. This was seized upon by the Coalition government and DHS at the time.

But doubt remains over whether the ombudsman will formally agree to participate by providing a statement or documents sought by the royal commission.

The ombudsman did not respond when asked by Guardian Australia whether it would provide a statement to the royal commission on the matters aired on Monday. It was also asked whether it had formally agreed to make a statement or provide documents.

The NSW ombudsman recently told the disability royal commission it was not compellable for that inquiry.