As The Board was concerned by Mr Talbot's actions it asked the St James Ethics Centre to conduct a review.
St James is a not for profit charity which specialises in ethical issues.
Initially, Mr Talbot participated but withdrew his participation in the review after receiving the final draft opinion of St James as he felt that Dr Longstaff had a conflict of interest.
As a result, the opinion has not been able to be finalised. Download the draft of the
St James Ethics Opinion. (PDF 2.7MB/ 10 pages).