Mr. Robert Watt:

We are not saying that there is nothing we can learn. Of course, we can learn about the sharing and management of data and other issues that have been raised by the members. There is never any situation involving complex policy or legal questions in which there is absolute certainty. There are always difficulties, grey areas and trade-offs. We are not suggesting that mistakes have not been made and that we do everything properly. However, what I am very clearly saying, and I hope there is no doubt about it, is that the substantive allegations made against officials in the Department by "Prime Time" have no basis. There is no basis for the notion that there was a covert campaign to compile secret dossiers, pry on families, directly seek reports from clinicians, undertake private investigations and so on. Its is very clear from the questioning from the members and from the------