00:00AMBULANCE VICTORIA SAYS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED THE ALLEGATIONS DIRECTLY WITH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
00:07EARLY LAST YEAR.
00:08THEY WERE THEN IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE STATE'S ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION, PRESENTED
00:13BACK TO AMBULANCE VICTORIA FOR A FULL INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, WHICH IS STILL UNDERWAY NOW.
00:19THE ABC UNDERSTANDS THOSE SIX SUSPENDED EMPLOYEES ARE FROM THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT, AND THE ALLEGED
00:25FRAUD REVOLVES AROUND OVERTIME THAT WAS NEVER ACTUALLY WORKED.
00:29VICTORIA'S SHADOW HEALTH MINISTER HAS TOLD THE ABC THE CLAIMS ARE STAGGERING, AND THAT
00:34IF THE ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE, IT'S VICTORIAN TAXPAYERS WHO ARE BEING RIPPED OFF, AS WELL
00:39AS FRONTLINE PARAMEDICS WHO ARE HAVING TO PAY THE PRICE.
00:43THIS STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO PLAY OUT.
00:45WE UNDERSTAND IF THE INVESTIGATION FINISHES AND HAS SOME FINDINGS, IT WILL THEN BE REFERRED
00:51TO VICTORIAN POLICE FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
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