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If you have questions about the new robodebt class action settlement, contact Gordon Legal by telephone on 1300 001 356, by email at robodebt@gordonlegal.com.au or by visiting the Group Member Portal.
It’s free to ask Gordon Legal questions about the class action settlement. If you call Gordon Legal, some call costs may apply.
Information about settlement payments
If you are an eligible group member you can select to receive your settlement payment as a Fixed Payment or an Individual Assessment.
Gordon Legal expect to make Fixed Payments between October 2026 and March 2027.
Individual Assessments will take longer to assess. Gordon Legal expects to start making Individual Assessment payments in mid-2028.
You won’t need to pay tax on your settlement payment.
If you receive an income support payment, you don’t need to report your settlement payment as income. However, you need to keep us updated on changes to your circumstances that could affect your payment. This includes changes to bank account balances and assets.
We have information available to help you tell us about changes to your circumstances.
If you’re concerned about how your settlement payment might impact your income support payment, call us on your regular payment line.
Registrations for the new settlement
Registrations for the new robodebt class action settlement closed on Friday 6 March 2026. The opportunity to submit a late registration closed on Friday 15 May 2026.
Only eligible group members who registered before the late registration date will be considered for a settlement payment.
In November 2025, we sent notices to eligible group members about registering for the new class action settlement. The notices were sent by mail, email or SMS or to your myGov inbox, depending on how you choose to get your letters from us.
The notice described the new settlement and the steps group members needed to take to register.
You can read a copy of the notice on this page.
Information about the new settlement
The robodebt class action was originally settled in 2021. In 2022, approximately $112 million in settlement payments was distributed to group members.
In September 2024, Gordon Legal appealed this settlement.
The Commonwealth and the applicants, represented by Gordon Legal, agreed to a new settlement.
Information about the settlement process
The Federal Court approved the new settlement on 23 June 2026.
The Commonwealth will pay an additional $475 million as compensation for the harm caused to eligible group members.
This new settlement is in addition to the original settlement payments made in 2022 and the debts that were refunded or have been zeroed.
The Federal Court appointed Gordon Legal as the scheme administrator of the new class action settlement. Gordon Legal will assess claims and calculate payments for eligible group members.
The new settlement also includes $13.5 million for the applicants’ reasonable legal costs.
It also includes an amount up to $60 million for the reasonable costs of administering the settlement scheme.
New class action settlement notice
Download a copy of the new class action settlement notice: