Comprehensive consultation has taken place with chief fire officers and fire advisers in the Department of the Environment and Local Government, and this Bill is seen as a vast improvement. This is not just in the best interests of the Department, the fire authorities or the chief fire officers, it is also in the interests of the owners or those in control of the various establishments. This Bill gives a broad range of options to the fire officers and to those inspecting on the day or night. Senators will know that the 1981 legislation provided for a fire safety notice which could never be withdrawn – the premises could be re-opened but the fire safety office could never be withdrawn. It took some time to close down. Even going to the High Court could take some time.