thing is, if you put in the tip off, the staff will have a quick look at her file. if there is a business listed there, the investigation may well be closed there - tops, it's 30 minutes of someones day to investigate it. if things don't add up, they may end up getting a letter asking them to verify their earnings. it happens randomly to people all the time - this might just put her at the top of the random interviews...

it's not about "dobbing" - it's about making sure that welfare payments go where they're supposed to - to people who actually NEED it. i'm sure no one here thinks it's right that money goes where it needs to go. people eventually get caught - with data matches with the ATO, banks etc - the difference is whether they get caught early (IF - and it's a big IF - they are doing the wrong thing) and get a small debt - or later, and face prosecution etc. even if i didn't work for FAO, i'd have zero drama reporting a suspected fraud cos, as i see it, i'd rather someone be investigated and maybe get a debt now, then to see them prosecuted, doing time and then STILL having to pay the debt back!