Senator Humphries asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 1 August 2012: (1) Is the Minister aware of newspaper reports, and a report from the Australian Capital Territory Auditor-General that records that up to 11 700 emergency department presentations in the Australian Capital Territory may have been manipulated between 2009 and 2012, so that the length of time patients spent in hospital and the timeliness of their treatment were altered. (2) Has the Minister received any information that suggests false data may have been provided by the Australian Capital Territory Government; if so, what action has been taken. (3) Have any reward payments from any Council of Australian Governments agreements, or any other reward payments been made to the Australian Capital Territory based on data found to be false; if so: (a) how much and when were the payments made; and (b) what action has been taken. (4) Will the Minister ask her department to conduct a review of funding provided to the Australian Capital Territory's hospital system as a result of data found to be false; if not, why not. (5) Has the Minister had any discussions with the Australian Capital Territory's Minister for Health in relation to this matter; if so, can details of those discussions be provided.