Ms Geraldine Luddy:

We have made it clear that only submissions on the operation of the Act will be considered. We will not consider campaign questions, that is, information that is for or against this issue. The statutory obligation under the Act is that we review whether women can access services on the four grounds that are set out in the legislation and whether health providers and professionals can provide them. That is the kernel of the consultation. People can have their views on that. We have set out the consultation form in a way that we hope is focused enough on the operation of the Act but not so restrictive that people cannot say things that may not be within the parameters of the provision but are still their experiences of how the Act has impacted on them and that they would like to share. We tried to strike a balance.