Ms Maria Graham:

The concern is around those things that we would consider primarily private. We must ensure that the group water scheme sector, for example, in the context of a constitutional provision, could continue to act in the same way as it has done heretofore. The same concern arises with regard to people with private wells continuing to act as before. This is part of the teasing out work that we are doing with the Office of the Attorney General. What do we mean by the public water system? If one puts words in the Constitution, unlike legislation, there must be absolute clarity and that is where the potential for unintended consequences comes into play. Most contributors here have referred to the desire to have the public water system in public ownership but in practical terms, what does that mean? The day-to-day operation of the water system means that there are way leaves for pipes through private land, for example. It is those kinds of issues that -----