It's always important that the minister's discretion is not fettered. If they have a legal ability to make a regulation, for example, that is a key consideration. What we've tried to do in this bill is to say that before making a regulation it's critically important to consult. That is a key factor that the minister would have to do before she even got to the regulation-making stage. In this bill she couldn't skip that.
On June 12th, 2024. See this statement in context.