Mr. Paul Hogan:

Instead of the Department making the submissions from the outset, the regulator's office would have been making the submissions and there would have been back and forth with the regulator. They would have been keeping the Department informed, but the primary point of contact and assessment is the regulator's office. Let us say we had got to this stage and the regulator had been involved from the beginning. From Friday, the regulator would be in a position where he would then report back to the Minister based on whether or not his recommendations have been taken on board and whether or not he considers the strategy has complied with national and other guidance, and would likewise report to the Minister in the four-week period, and the Minister then would have six weeks from the beginning of the process to act, that is, another two weeks on top of the four weeks.