That's right.
The way the current clause reads is that the minister “may”, and of course if the minister “may”, she or he “may not“ as well. So there is no obligation on the part of the minister to establish any committee whatsoever. Hence, this is a good amendment. We could get into semantic distinctions as to “must” and “shall”, but it certainly is an improvement over what currently exists.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])