Media Release

The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP

Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction
Federal Member for Goldstein

Thursday 12 August 2009

AFP INVESTIGATION INTO TREASURY LEAK BEGINS

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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