Sacrament no longer solely a priestly duty

I cannot tell you how refreshing I find this:

Sydney Anglican Diocese is set to turn a blind eye to churches which allow congregation of elders and junior-ranked clergy to administer Holy Communion.
At last a good old fashioned theological debate about the nature of Communion, and one which doesn't infringe on sick little girls, either!

Actually this is quietly a big deal. If I read this right, they're saying they will let deacons and even lay leaders preside at Communion. Now laity has always been able (after receiving training) to distribute already consecrated elements (bread and wine), But this seems to indicate they'll be allowed to actually consecrate them, which truly does go against hundreds of years of tradition.

To put it in perspective, even most other more Protestant denominations (Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.) laity cannot consecrate the elements at Communion, although technical exceptions are made such as student pastors and "licensed" (other terms are often used for this) pastors, who are not actually ordained, but are allowed to preside at the sacraments for a given church and usually only for a given church. But normally that's still a no-no.

So a big departure on the part of the Anglicans down in Oz there. I wonder if the rest of the Anglican Communion will get angry about this? Then again I guess they're still busy getting their undies untwisted over homosexuality.