The priority of the board will be to implement fair procedures in accordance with the principles of natural justice as they apply in this "documents only" system of assessment. In the current legal system less than 10% of claims reach an oral hearing in court and the 90% that are settled without a trial are considered to carry an excessive litigation overhead. The objective of the PIAB is to assess compensation at current levels more expediently while eliminating the excessive litigation overhead. The PIAB is not being set up to reduce the level of awards to genuine claimants.