Ms O'DWYER (Higgins—Minister for Revenue and Financial Services) (14:35): I thank the member for her question. As the former Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, and now Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, I do have ministerial responsibility for the Australian Taxation Office. As such, I receive updates from Treasury and from the ATO regarding matters that concern the ATO. When I was made aware of assertions being made by WA ministers regarding dealings with former Treasurer, the Hon. Joe Hockey, regarding the Bell litigation, I sought briefing from the ATO. The ATO advised me that it had a legal obligation and a sound case to intervene in the proceedings in the High Court of Australia to protect the interests of the Commonwealth. I fully supported the ATO position and so advised the Attorney-General of the joint position of myself and the ATO, to which the Attorney-General actually refers to in his detailed statement in the Senate. This position was subsequently vindicated by the High Court in a unanimous decision. Ms Plibersek: Can I ask that the minister table the document from which she was reading? The SPEAKER: Was the minister reading from confidential documents? Ms O'Dwyer interjecting— The SPEAKER: The minister was reading from confidential documents.