Mr. Bill Cox:

There were not many submissions from individual retailers and service providers. The submissions came from the representative bodies. The Department would have liked more from small businesses about the problems that a five-year minimum term might have for them but it did not and that is something it will try to pursue.

There were a number of representations from the providers of experience gift vouchers that are not for a specified monetary amount and the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Humphreys, made a point about that. Those providers have a valid concern in that some people prefer to give someone an experience rather than a voucher for a particular amount. The legislation should not necessarily state they cannot do that any longer. It is an issue the Department intends to look at and it will consult with some of the providers of experience gift vouchers.