It's good that your answers today align with the answers that you gave us last time. This means that I can dig a bit deeper.
When you were last here, you said something quite similar to what you're saying now. You told us the following.
“In the interview process, we ask the candidates point-blank if they have any real or perceived conflicts in relation to serving in the role.”
This brings me to another question. I want to know whether candidates have both read the definition and understood the difference between a conflict of interest and the appearance of conflict of interest. It's a bit of a grey area. There can be a number of interpretations.
How do you make sure that they understand the important nuance between “conflict of interest” and “appearance of conflict of interest”? The appearance of conflict of interest has often been an issue in previous governments, which I won't identify.