I think that the commissioner made this recommendation when he appeared before your committee. He said that, when in doubt, you could contact him for a preliminary opinion. This would basically provide some protection for you afterwards. You could first say that you checked with the commissioner and that you were monitoring the situation. You could then say that you received the imprimatur of the commissioner or that the commissioner told you that you had acted appropriately. I think that this approach is good when in doubt.
Now, if any doubts are more systemic or persistent because of the code itself, it might be worthwhile to ask for some clarifications regarding the code. That way, members wouldn't always need to go looking for piecemeal advice and this would confirm that the point has been made.
When we spoke earlier about interns, the issue that arose was whether the use of an intern wasn't more of a benefit to the intern. Perhaps this aspect should be addressed differently in the code. That issue was raised.