Madam Chair, I think I would just clarify that a minister who is responsible for a GIC appointee within their portfolio would indeed have access to that performance information. They would potentially have had a view on the person and may have been consulted in terms of their perspective on the performance of that individual.
Would they have access to it? It is personal information about an individual, and the minister would not necessarily have access to it after the fact.
I would also highlight that our job, in the public service context, is to support the government of the day. We do so in a way that respects all of our legal obligations around such things as the Privacy Act and the confidentiality of the offices we hold.
