David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Minister. I appreciate that answer. I go to subclause (4), which says:

If the Minister gives an approval under subsection (3), the Minister must give the person the approval.

Why is there a distinction between the minister actually giving an approval and the physical handing of the approval, which is not a notice or a certificate or anything like that, to the person who is the beneficiary of the approval? I think this creates an unnecessary confusion—'You've got an approval, but did the minister give you the approval?' Do you follow me? I do not see that as necessary. Is there something I am missing there? Can the department help me with that?