According to a spokesperson for the environment ministry, the government “has no intention to relinquish this right”. This suggests the government will be responsible to ensure access to the bay is not blocked again and that the public can freely walk to the foreshore. Architect's report notes dangers Chetcuti has said he is willing to allow public access to the bay through his land and insisted through his lawyer that access was closed off because the area is not safe to walk through. If anyone were to get hurt while walking through his land, it will make him liable to damages, he has said.