Finn Axel Pratt AO PSM (born 1960) is a retired senior Australian public servant.
[8] His evidence included: The Royal Commission reported that Pratt failed to make inquiries about the legality of Robodebt, and that as Secretary he should have.
The Royal Commission also reported that Pratt specifically signed a letter to the Commonwealth Ombudsman in 2017 saying the scheme was lawful, despite not seeing any legal or policy advice or knowing how it worked.
He failed to make inquiries to satisfy himself that the representation made with respect to the legality of the Scheme in the letter he signed was correct.
The Ombudsman placed substantial weight on Mr Pratt’s assurance that DSS was satisfied that the Scheme was operating in line with legislative requirements.