The historical Revenue NSW debt-recovery system that was allowed to run for several years in different forms has been described as maladministration in a NSW ombud report published this week.

The state watchdog found that between March 2018 and March 2019, the NSW garnishee orders (GO) system did not comply with the state’s own laws.

Just over 40% of the state government’s funding is derived from state taxes and fines, overseen by Revenue NSW, and this money is used to pay for…