[jasonwocky]

The TMB taking this responsibility seems workable on face value; in a lot of ways, this correlates with how many European nations handle consumer protection: fewer lawsuits are permitted, but the bureaucracy increases its responsibility and authority. It seems like a pretty straightforward tradeoff with no obvious answer; just a tradeoff curve.

When it fails is when, as grandparent indicates, the bureaucracy (TMB in this case) wasn't given enough additional resources to handle the increased workload.