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The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:41): Supplementary arising from the original answer: what other submissions has the Treasurer received that have ended up in his junk box or inbox filter (whatever file you would like to refer to it as), and has he been in contact with those since then?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:41): The advice I got is that no other submission—

The Hon. K.J. Maher: Just the SDA?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: Just the SDA. The Leader of the Opposition can choose to misinterpret the advice I have placed on the record.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: It's what you said. You said that because it was to 'Dear Treasurer' it was less likely to be read.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: It's not what I said. The Leader of the Opposition can deliberately misinterpret the techo advice I shared with the chamber. The techo advice was that there was a range of issues—I won't repeat them—

The Hon. K.J. Maher: One of them was saying, 'Dear Treasurer'.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: Exactly, and that was one of the ones I have been advised. It was actually a generic salutation, which evidently is one of the many levels of security check that this particular automatic system uses.