Ms Attracta U? Bhroin:

The notion of an appeal is something to which I would have no objection. The issue is how public that is in terms of notification, how transparent the decision-making process is and who is formally notified. Senator Boyhan spoke about the notion of prescribed bodies generally in the Bill. It is a fairly significant omission.

I would find it quite extraordinary that there is no reference to bodies like the NPWS being involved and consulted. What role do the management authorities have in this? There are huge gaps. The Bill effectively allows a revised determination on the proposed designation. The appeal needs to be the same as any other appeal, whereby other people can make observations and a determination can be made, and that be done transparently, published and placed in the public domain. There should be proper recourse to the courts if that has not been done in accordance with the legislation.