No, it's not a point of order. It's on the clause.
This is the clause that authorizes the creation of regulations. It allows the creation of regulations, which is just fine. Those are statutory instruments.
The provision also allows the incorporation of what is called “material by reference”. And it says very clearly that “material does not become a regulation for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act”.
That makes me nervous here because, Mr. Chairman, as you know, this Parliament scrutinizes with precision all statutory instruments, all regulations made pursuant to our federal statutes, and particularly with reference to civil liberties and compliance with the law.
What I'm concerned about here is--and I want to ask the question--why is the “material” referred to in this provision stated not to be a regulation? And is it possibly the effect of this provision that this material would not be scrutinized by our Parliament for its normal purposes to ensure compliance with the law?