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Guilty until I prove my innocence. Pathetic.

Debt amount: 
$8000
Date debt issued: 
Thursday, 17 August 2017
Period debt occurred: 
July 2019
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?: 
No
Payment Type: 
Parenting Payment
Appealing Debt?: 
I don't know how to
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress: 

12 months of fighting Centrelink and the debt was reduced to $2500. They took my tax return 2 years running and reduced payments while the dispute was ongoing.
I had irrefutable proof that they were wrong and still got penalised. What a joke.

How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?: 

Guilty until I prove my innocence. Pathetic.