{
  "format": "N-KEMBA Verifiable Evidence Pack",
  "version": 2,
  "pack_id": "PUBLIC-AU-ROBODEBT-001",
  "sealed_at": "2026-08-22",
  "root_sha256": "82da44313faf47e1c965d86c827c659d25099de9d40c5a2258c65f023ef73fb2",
  "canonical_manifest": "{\"ai_execution_evidence\":{\"mode\":\"documentary_synthesis\",\"note\":\"The synthesis is restricted to cited public sources. Unsupported claims are not treated as established facts.\",\"provider\":\"N’KEMBA public evidence challenge\"},\"case\":{\"id\":\"PUBLIC-AU-ROBODEBT-001\",\"jurisdiction\":\"Australia\",\"mode\":\"retrospective_public_source_test\",\"question\":\"Did the publicly documented evidentiary chain support debt decisions that relied on averaged annual income data, and where should review have been required?\",\"research_cutoff\":\"2026-08-22\",\"title\":\"Robodebt — public evidence challenge\"},\"classifications\":[{\"id\":\"F-01\",\"source_ids\":[\"SRC-02\"],\"statement\":\"Official Federal Court material records an AAT decision that income averaging using PAYG data could not provide a sufficient evidentiary foundation to prove an overpayment or create a debt.\",\"type\":\"fact_documentary\"},{\"id\":\"F-02\",\"source_ids\":[\"SRC-03\"],\"statement\":\"The Royal Commission published process maps describing how ATO data was transmitted and used by the department to raise debts.\",\"type\":\"fact_documentary\"},{\"id\":\"F-03\",\"source_ids\":[\"SRC-01\"],\"statement\":\"The Royal Commission recommended a clear review path, plain-language disclosure of automated decision-making, and publication of business rules and algorithms for independent scrutiny.\",\"type\":\"institutional_recommendation\"},{\"id\":\"F-04\",\"source_ids\":[\"SRC-04\"],\"statement\":\"Services Australia states that the Federal Court approved a new settlement on 23 June 2026 including an additional AUD 475 million in compensation for eligible group members.\",\"type\":\"fact_documentary\"},{\"id\":\"L-01\",\"source_ids\":[],\"statement\":\"This retrospective challenge does not prove that N’KEMBA would have prevented Robodebt, does not determine personal liability, and is not legal advice.\",\"type\":\"limitation\"}],\"documents\":[{\"authority\":\"official\",\"date\":\"2023-07-07\",\"id\":\"SRC-01\",\"name\":\"Report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme\",\"source\":\"Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme\",\"url\":\"https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/report\"},{\"authority\":\"official\",\"date\":\"2024-03-18\",\"id\":\"SRC-02\",\"name\":\"Mechanisms in the ART Bill to thwart Robodebt-type maladministration\",\"source\":\"Federal Court of Australia — Justice Kyrou speech\",\"url\":\"https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/digital-law-library/judges-speeches/justice-kyrou/kyrou-j-20240318\"},{\"authority\":\"official-hosted\",\"date\":\"2023-03-08\",\"id\":\"SRC-03\",\"name\":\"Deloitte — Robodebt Process Maps\",\"source\":\"Royal Commission publication\",\"url\":\"https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/deloitte-robodebt-process-maps\"},{\"authority\":\"official\",\"date\":\"2026-06-26\",\"id\":\"SRC-04\",\"name\":\"New robodebt class action settlement\",\"source\":\"Services Australia\",\"url\":\"https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/new-robodebt-class-action-settlement?context=60271\"}],\"final_decision\":{\"decision\":\"REVIEW_REQUIRED\",\"reason\":\"The public record identifies a material evidentiary gap for debt decisions based solely on income averaging and supports independent review.\"},\"human_validations\":[{\"decision\":\"ESCALATE_FOR_REVIEW\",\"notes\":\"Where an adverse debt decision relies solely on averaged annual income data, evidentiary sufficiency is not confirmed by this public-source record.\",\"responsible\":\"Public documentary review\"}],\"readiness\":{\"algorithmic_rules_scrutiny\":\"recommended_by_royal_commission\",\"period_specific_income_evidence\":\"not_confirmed_where_only_averaged_data_used\",\"personal_liability\":\"not_assessed\",\"review_path\":\"required\",\"source_traceability\":\"confirmed_for_public_sources\"}}",
  "note": "Unsigned public-source Evidence Pack for retrospective demonstration. Integrity can be checked locally; no issuer signature is claimed."
}