Mr. Paul Hogan:

The Minister may form a view. If the Minister agrees with the regulator, the Minister is then empowered to issue a draft direction to the regional assembly in the first instance. The regional assembly then has a period of time to consider the draft direction and make a response. Then there is a further process where, as before, the Minister considers the report of the director of the regional assembly and decides on foot of that either to make the direction or to invite an independent report to be done. Then there is a period of time for an independent report, if need be. Finally, on foot of that, the Minister makes a final decision.