Keogh Case

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:26): Supplementary question: is the Treasurer now, and was the Treasurer aware at the time he decided to pay $2.57 million of taxpayers' money to Henry Keogh, aware of the New South Wales case of Gordon Wood, where at trial Gordon Wood was not successful for compensation for years spent in gaol after he was found to have been innocent of the charge—not just ordered by a court to be retried?

The PRESIDENT: That's the question. Treasurer.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:26): The Leader of the Opposition can meander through various court cases around the nation, indeed, around the world, if he wishes, but I am not going to indulge him.