On the one hand, the commissioner is independent, and rightly so. Until it is proven otherwise, that independence, which is important, must be respected.
On the other hand, I have given you a list of tangible actions that the government could take other than by legislative means, and that could yield immediate results.
In response to your specific question, that judgment does indeed have consequences, although it's only one judgment among many, from various sources, on which the Federal Court might rely. The Federal Court of Appeal will have to clarify the issue at some point, but, in the meantime, the minister could ask her lawyers not to advance certain arguments.