Further, the aim to control has not been static across time as different eras have produced different policies and desires. The three authors of Part Two, Henry Reynolds, Ken Coates and M.P.K. Sorrenson provide useful accounts of this history in the three nations. Augie Flera examines the political and ideological dynamics of indigenous-State relations in the three nations. The assertion of 'indigenous rights' also has an international law component or perspective. Catherine J. Irons tackles the international law dimension in the other chapter in Part Three.
Irons provides an overview of international law developments in relation to indigenous rights.
Part Four, investigates the criminal justice system. Both chapters provide commendable descriptions on the reports and inquiries and some useful comments on the utility of the reports and inquiries. It is obvious that indigenous peoples in the two nations remain disproportionately over-represented in the criminal justice system and for most indigenous peoples the system remains vast and inaccessible. While Clark and Cove present a negative view on the utility of the said inquiries, they argue this is the fault not of the inquiries but rather governments. New Zealand has not experienced similar inquiries since the late 1980s.