Treasury apologies for Sindinos slip

Treasury has been forced to issue an embarrassing apology after mistakenly releasing a media statement under the name of suspended frontbencher Arthur Sinodinos.

Senator Sinodinos stood aside from the role of assistant treasurer in March while he faced questions from the Independent Commission Against Corruption in NSW.

The Treasury on Friday issued a press release about financial advisers under Senator Sinodinos' name, suggesting he had been restored to the ministry.

But Treasury later said the release was issued in error, correcting the name to Finance Minister and Acting Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann.

"Treasury apologises to all its stakeholders for this error and the confusion it may have caused," acting Treasury secretary Jan Harris said in a statement.