Dr. Kathleen MacLellan:

It might be useful to say that all of these cases are guided by the Chief State Solicitor's Office and the Office of the Attorney General, and at particular points in time, legal advice is provided to the Department. As was raised in the senior counsel report, there was one recommendation that the Department check that particular legal advice had been sought in relation to data protection. The Department looked at that and found the advice that was provided by the Office of the Attorney General. It confirmed that the Department could rely on the legal advice that it had received in relation to data protection.