Ms Lois West:

Yes, it would now appear that Ms Galligan's methodology will be the cornerstone of this. I have concerns about trying to set timeframes for this and I absolutely understand the public concern. That is why Ms Galligan and I have been pushing for the past 15 months to get this work done but Ms Galligan has a particular expertise. She is the only person who can do certain elements of this work and she will also be required to sit as part of the review team to debate the classifications of these cases. We are committed to being part of the peer review and to the investigations. There is only so much that one person can do in the working day, regardless of how diligent and conscientious he or she is. It will take time.

As Dr. Singh alluded to a few weeks ago, we are not necessarily in control of everything ourselves. We are dependent on availability within the OSP for a workspace for Ms Galligan in order that she does not impact on its day-to-day work. We have to be cognisant and consider that we are dependent on other agencies on well.