Mr. Peter Mullan:

I will deal with that and then I will ask my colleague, the deputy chief planning commissioner, to speak on it. A recommendation comes from the professional planner who makes a recommendation on a planning appeal that may or may not agree with the local authority decision, and the Senator will have see the percentages on that. Then it is a matter for the decision of a board of three generally, although it can be a higher number, to make a decision. That will be the commissioners, generally a quorum of three, who will make a decision on that. In 15% of cases they will differ from the inspector's report, and there is nothing unusual in that. There were controversies in the past about it but there is nothing unusual about that. Where they differ they are required by law to set out the reasoning for why they have departed from that decision. This will continue to be done by the commissioners. I was a decision-maker and I have done that on occasion. I will hand over to my colleague who will explain the nuances of that.