Mr. Paul Hogan:

That view has been put forward by a number of people involved. The chair of the board has made clear her views on it. We are inclined to agree that it is probably not the best use of State funding to pay fines to developers or applicants but we believe there is a need for timelines to be adhered to and to have a satisfactory mechanism for that to occur. We are still discussing that with the board. There is a need to strengthen governance arrangements. Having a greater degree of accountability in terms of performance and output delivery will be important in that regard, notwithstanding the independent quasi-judicial role of the decision-making element of the board.