AFP investigation into Treasury leak begins
12/08/10
I can confirm that I have spoken directly to the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police in relation to the serious leak of a confidential Treasury document.
The Commissioner confirms that the matter was being taken very seriously and that the assessment process had already commenced – a process which would lead to a formal investigation.
The Commissioner advised that the investigation would be conducted as a matter of priority.
The Coalition remains fully committed to the full disclosure of costings related to all our expenditure and savings programs and to have them verified by an independent authority.
In fact, the Coalition has every incentive to make these disclosures because the election will hinge on which party is best placed to clean up the serious economic mess and debt created by the Rudd/Gillard Government waste, mismanagement and reckless spending.
The Coalition guarantees to have its costings independently verified by the Treasury if the source of the leak is identified and rectified; or, by an independent senior accounting firm in the event that the source of the leak is not identified and a cloud remains over the integrity of the costings process.
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