Most submitters said the consultation process was flawed, as in there was none. It reminds me of when I was working for the police a few years ago and we had a consultation process—until it was explained to us that police's definition of "consultation" was to fairly inform; in other words, to tell you what's going to happen but tell you nicely. Anyone reading the Ministry of Education document about this bill would assume that this definition is pretty appropriate for these changes. The Minister has said the extra funding must be earmarked for wages, but the wording of the amendment makes it clearly obvious that it leaves a lot of scope to make any sorts of other rules. "That is not my intention" rightfully doesn't give anyone confidence that this power will be used for other employment-related matters.