Members, Accommodation Allowances

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:44): A final supplementary: if you had seen the documents before they were tabled and had those discussions with members, what information or advice did you give to those members about what they should be doing with their travel allowance?

The PRESIDENT: Treasurer, you can choose to answer that.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: He's not scared; he's got nothing to hide.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:44): Mr President, the nature of the discussions I have with my colleagues or indeed—

The Hon. K.J. Maher: Oh, he has got something to hide.

The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition will remain silent.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: —some members of the Labor Party or indeed some members of the crossbench will remain discussions I have between those.