Ms Mary Jones:

In terms of residents' associations and judicial reviews, what the Bill does is it clarifies how a judicial review is taken. It is either taken by an individual or group of individuals or, if the criteria to be established as a company are met, a group has a minimum number of members and has been established for a minimum period of a year, it can be taken as an organisation. Effectively, it is to ensure that the organisation that takes the judicial review has a legal personality. We are not restricting residents' associations; it is just how they take a case. If they meet the criteria, they can take it in the name of the residents' association, but if they do not, someone takes it either on behalf of the residents or a group of named individuals.