MSD had no unwritten rule not to prosecute covid wage cheats, court rules

MSD had no unwritten rule not to prosecute covid wage cheats, court rules
Grant and Marilyn Nelson. (Image: Gama Foundation)
Greg Hurrell
There is no evidence the Ministry of Social Development had an unwritten practice not to prosecute covid-19 wage subsidy fraud, a court has ruled.The high court in Wellington rejected the Gama Foundation charity’s application for a judicial review of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) over an alleged failure to prosecute businesses that improperly took or kept the wage subsidy payments.The charity's main focus is on good governance, wealth inequality and the responsible spending of public money.'Pay and walk away'Justice...

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