Basically, in the current process, where the citizen and immigration officer, acting on behalf of the minister, makes decisions, a lot of the administrative steps in the decision-making process are reflected in the policy manuals of the department. They are not spelled out in the act or in the regulations.
In the future, with a process before the Immigration and Refugee Board, a quasi-judicial tribunal, a lot more of that detail has to be spelled out, and it is the reason why there are extensive amendments in the proposed motions with respect to the process for the possibility that the minister has additional information that should be before the decision-maker, the possibility that the person may be inadmissible on serious grounds that had not been canvassed previously, etc. All of those things have to be built into the system in more detail because the Immigration and Refugee Board will proceed with its hearings in accordance with its legal mandate, so any restrictions or corrections or adjustments have to be spelled out in the bill.