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I was pleased to hear continued overwhelming support for the bill being expressed during the evidence sessions, particularly by organisations that work with and for disabled people.
That is evidence that you have taken and it probably speaks to some of the concerns that the committee expressed at the outset about the policy-making process of establishing a commissioner.
A number of sectors have strongly expressed those criticisms. In essence, Mr Mason puts to me the counterpoint and asks why we are going as fast as we are going.
There would be a need for technical geomapping information from SPS regarding sites, locations and distances from prison, and there is also a need to consider exemptions, so a few things have to be bottomed out.