ICANN Staff has sent this message to the combined WHOIS Task Force. Essentially, they disagree with much of the group's recommendations on how to deal with a conflict between the RAA's WHOIS provisions and applicable law.
Timing of this move is poor; procedurally, it amounts to a staff attempt to veto a Task Force's decisions: The criticism comes after almost a year of work; the thrust of the group's recommendations was visible by the time of the ICANN meetings in Kuala Lumpur.
On the substance, though, there's one point where I find myself in agreement with the staff document: Fixing WHOIS, globally, is certainly preferable over tinkering with compliance mechanisms.
