Chris Bowen (Prospect, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | Hansard source

No that was exactly the question the honourable member asked: was there any feedback to me, in the time that I was the Assistant Treasurer, that this discussion paper had resulted in firms lifting their moratorium. The problem with the honourable member’s equation is that, as he has pointed out, this discussion paper was issued on the last day that I was Assistant Treasurer. So, therefore, no, no feedback was received by me in the time that I was Assistant Treasurer, because the discussion paper was issued on a working day about three or four hours before I ceased to be the Assistant Treasurer of Australia.

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