Mr. Rody O'Brien:

There have been a few events in the last few years to bring up information tracing as an issue. There were ten or 20 years when nothing happened at all. It is an important point. The Judicial Council Act 2019, of which many members will be aware, has a review period of three years for the new personal injury guidelines. These are the new guidelines which will replace the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB. Going forward, a good way of legislating is to have review periods, so that the legislation can be reviewed and is not left in abeyance. It would also probably make the work of the members easier. They can revisit something on a periodic basis, rather having to start anew. I would, therefore, echo Senator Ruane’s point, which is a good one. A review period could be put into the current Bill, as it is not currently there.