Government Operations committee  I might just add that we talked earlier about the volume of budget documentation, but that is one area where the Senate has a process where all the detailed budget information that's put out is actually referred to by Senators in their questioning. They go through this budget doc

Government Operations committee  Yes, in about five minutes.

Government Operations committee  Well, I can probably hang on for the eight minutes, Mr. Chair.

Government Operations committee  I think that's right. Essentially there are two main phases, and there's one additional facility that government has. The finance minister can make an advance in exceptional circumstances where there's a need for expenditure that hasn't been foreseen. That's capped, but there is

Government Operations committee  The timing can alter slightly because it's linked to an economic update, so if economic circumstances change, it might move by a month or so either way, but essentially it's around the mid-year reassessment of estimates and of any additional expenditure requirements.

Government Operations committee  I think broadly you have it right. I would emphasize Mr. Helgeby's point earlier on, which was that essentially we have an integrated system. Everything is run on an accruals basis, and cash is derived from that, so it's not as if we're running cash in any way separately. It come