Police have halted their investigations into Tuesday's Budget leak saying an unknown person or persons exploited a feature in the Treasury's website search tool but their actions does not appear to be unlawful.
That in a release put out by the Treasury at 5am Thursday with more details about how the Budget material ended up in the public arena.
In light of this information, Secretary to the Treasury Gabriel Makhlouf says: "Our systems were clearly susceptible to such unacceptable behaviour, in breach of the long-standing convention around Budget confidentiality, and we will undertake a review to make them more robust."
Technology commentator Paul Brislen discusses the details with Susie Ferguson.
The State Services Commission says it will now will undertake an inquiry into how Budget material was accessed at the Treasury.
State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes says he hopes the inquiry will provide assurance that information security across the Public Service is sound.
