Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Chief of Staff

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:29): Supplementary: did Ms Georgina Downer decline the position when it was offered to her?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:30): I did not ever formally offer Georgina Downer, or anybody else, that position in the early days.