Mr. John Moran:

When an independent process, which I am not supposed to interfere in, reaches a conclusion that documents should not be released under the FOI, I think everybody would agree that it is only appropriate that I respect that process fully and do not try to interfere with it. We are now in a situation where the party that conducted the FOI request does not agree with the conclusions. The legislation provides for how that should be dealt with and the commissioner needs to reach his own conclusion. I have stated on the record that when he reaches his conclusion, and if those documents can be released, then I think they will categorically explain why it is that the Department felt it appropriate to make sure that the offers for those assets were passed to the bank in question.