However, it is fair to say, and this is already dealt with in our submission and within certain sections of the act, that when we enter into a monetary penalty regime, that is, where people are subject to potential penalties for breaching the law, they're entitled to procedural fairness and natural justice. To extrapolate from our position, if you were to apply fines to every provision of the act, which is what we're recommending, then the process for imposing those fines should be one that is judicial. It would include natural justice and fairness, and it would be quite appropriate—and it's something the committee can look into—to apply the procedural safeguards and the principles of justice that allow you to know your accuser. Certainly, common folks who are brought before the courts know who their accusers are.
On February 25th, 2013. See this statement in context.