Well, Parliament has given my office an incredibly broad level of access. With that access comes the responsibility to not abuse it. I am concerned that, if I hand over information that should be received from the government, it wouldn't be hard to then imagine ordering me to do an audit just so Parliament can receive information they can't normally get from government. That would really impede my independence.
Then, as I said, an unintended consequence could be that members of the public service may not be willing to provide free and unfettered access to information, which is something my office has enjoyed for many decades.