Mr. Brian Breslin:

That is the area to which these provisions are directed; they are not about giving draconian powers to inspectors to do all sorts of things that are not related to these specific types of activities. The inspectors will be operating within a particular sphere. Our concern is that where we go to court to prosecute an offence such as unlawful mining, we must be sure the inspector who identified the crime had lawful authority to so do. We are seeking to ensure the powers of inspectors are crystallised in that respect.