Ms Rachel Minch:

Even its workability needs attention. We need to consider the workability of the thresholds. We are going to try to spend some time on the section. We know that environmental assessments give rise to quite an amount of litigation.

There are also the statutory mandatory timelines. We want to make sure they are realistic and flexible and that there is provision for further information. There are lessons to be learned from the strategic housing development process. The general consensus of the committee is that fines are not useful tools and should not be retained in the legislation.