Treasury boss Steven Kennedy says he was able to refer PwC to police for investigation thanks to a push by senators to expose the depth of the firm's tax leak scandal.
Dr Kennedy said he would be very careful in answering questions from the Senate committee, so as to not jeopardise the AFP's investigation.
But officials insisted it did not have full knowledge of what the concerns were, because of the secrecy provisions which apply to how the ATO carries out its investigations.While the Treasury secretary was being grilled by one committee, the Defence secretary was being questioned about his department's exposure to PwC.
Government minister Jenny McAllister suggested it was not fair for the Greens Senator to ask the Defence official to comment on the “colourful” description given to the consulting firm.Greens question putting 'canny fox in charge of hen house' Dr Kennedy responded that the Treasury did not always have “all the expertise” required to craft policies.
“But… in drawing from that community, we would want a full assurance for the Australian people that behaviour is entirely consistent with the public purpose.”
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