But there is no guideline for what counts as a severe offence. For instance, judges make decisions in criminal trials about the severity of an offence, but they do get direction through the Criminal Code. Petty theft and homicide are not treated the same in the code. It's the judge's independent decision about what's happened and the severity of that within a category of offences, but there is direction given in the Criminal Code as to what's considered a very serious offence and what's considered a relatively minor offence.
What you are contemplating is giving no such direction, and absolute independence to the registrar. That's what I've heard today.
Am I wrong about that, and if so, how?