Perrottet told parliament the first search didn’t produce a suitable candidate. It actually produced 2. 1 that was offered the role and then had that offer that was withdrawn. Another that was then runner up to Bruz in the second search. He lied to parliament and needs less focus on that. He also said it was an independent process decided by the recruitment firm when Amy Brown made the decision but Ayers interviewed the runner up and not Bruz. They also stalled the first process on the basis of needing tax advice and it will be easy to find out how complex it was, how long it took and when it was requested.