In my opinion, the minister should be responsible for that. The Act says that it is the minister's responsibility. He entirely delegates his authority. I see the minister as being a member of the Privy Counsel, and sometimes, when you govern a country, in exceptional circumstances, the minister should know the identity of an applicant. Again, I would like to clarify that the minister should decide, and not his staff or other officials. However, I cannot put myself in the shoes of the minister and say under what specific circumstances that should happen.
As for the tools which should be used, I believe that the heart of the problem lies with the access to information coordinator. This person should expect her performance to be evaluated at the end of the year. That should be reported. Only then should it be determined whether the coordinator acted in accordance with the Act. But that is currently not done.