Former top lawyer denies seeking to withhold documents from coroner after robodebt victim’s suicide

Annette Musolino tells inquiry she did not withhold legal advice from her boss, the Department of Human Services secretary

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The Department of Human Services’ former top lawyer has denied claims aired at a royal commission that she sought to withhold documents from a coroner investigating the suicide of a robodebt victim.

Fronting the inquiry into the Centrelink scheme again on Wednesday, Annette Musolino faced questioning about her role as the department’s chief counsel and later a deputy secretary responsible for oversight of the robodebt scheme.