Presumably so, but I'm laying out the changes as they are in the new act, right?
With regard to the independence of the boards, I think you raise an important question. Let's start with the designation of the screening officer. The designation of the screening officer within the current council is done by the president of the council. Essentially, the screening officer is a CO-3 in the current organization, so actually an employee within the commission. While the new legislation indicates that the screening officer would be appointed by the minister, the screening officer would remain an employee within the Department of Health who acts as that screening officer.
With regard to the independence of the boards themselves, currently boards are set up with representative groups who are able to put forward nominations of who from those representative groups should be appointed, or are able to be appointed to boards.