To support New Zealand's recovery from the potential impacts, we do need to speed up resource consent processes, and this is necessary to get people employed. This justifies limiting normal rights of public participation and the normal appeal right to the Environment Court on the merits. This is, in effect, being replaced by a single-step process headed by, normally, an Environment Court judge. There will be targeted consultation. Panels will receive written submissions from nominated organisation peak bodies—from business and environmental groups, for example. There will be no requirement for the panel to hold a viva-voce hearing, but they will have the power to hold one if they consider it necessary. Given the importance of the objectives of this bill, I believe that these temporary limits to wider public participation are appropriate.