I appreciate your indulgence.
I just want to be clear. The point of my suggesting the subamendment was not to say that the minister should or shouldn't be compelled. The officials' advice is pretty clear that we cannot compel the minister through the section.
I think on that basis, the word “must” is misleading. It's not that it's substantively different, but it implies an obligation on the ministers that doesn't actually exist. I think “may” works. I think that if this subamendment is defeated, a subamendment that replaces “must” with “should” would provide what I think maybe both sides are looking for.
It's just that this section effectively does not compel the minister, so to say that it does or to say that it could is, I think, not really on point.