In response to enquiries made by the Panel and the Kimberley Process team, Government Diamond Office staff stated that the Minister traditionally had the right to make exceptions, so they had issued the Kimberley Process certificate.
政府钻石办公室工作人员答复专家小组和金伯利进程工作队的询问时说，传统上部长有权作出例外处理，因此他们发放了金伯利进程证书。