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I also move  
That pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of the Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 this House recommend His Excellency the Governor-General appoint the Honourable Justice Lowell Patria Goddard QC High Court Judge of Wellington as Police Complaints Authority for a term of five years with effect from 13 February 2007. 
Dr Jan Wright is an independent policy analyst and consultant with a number of non-executive public sector directorships and has been selected to be the next Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Dr Wright’s strong academic credentials and personal attributes give her the ability to apply intellectual rigour to complex matters affecting ordinary people. 
Dr Wright has a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy Harvard University; a Master of Science in energy and resources University of California Berkeley; a Bachelor of Science (1st Class Hons) in physics University of Canterbury; and a Diploma of Teaching Auckland Secondary Teachers’ College. She is currently a member of the Accident Compensation Corporation board and chair of Land Transport New Zealand. Previously she was chair of Transfund New Zealand and has been a council member of Transit New Zealand the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority the Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand. 
Since becoming an independent policy analyst and consultant in 1998 her clients have included the Environmental Risk Management Authority the Ministry for the Environment the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification the Foundation for Research Science and Technology Christchurch City Council Victoria University and parliamentary select committees on transport and the environment. 
The role of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment was established in 1986 to provide independent scrutiny advocacy and advice with the goal of maintaining and improving the quality of New Zealand’s environment. This role has the capacity to investigate report and make recommendations on any matter where the environment may be or has been adversely affected. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is independent of the Government and reports to the House through the Speaker working within established practices that do not impinge on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s independence. Dr Wright takes over from Dr Morgan Williams who did not seek a third 5-year term of office on 5 March 2007. 
I move now to the Police Complaints Authority. Section 4 of the Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 provides for the appointment of an authority whose function is to investigate complaints alleging any misconduct or neglect of duty by any member of the police or concerning any practice policy or procedure of the police. The authority is also responsible for investigating any incident involving serious bodily harm notified to the authority by the Commissioner of Police. 
Justice Lowell Goddard QC has considerable experience in the criminal justice system and is well qualified to perform the duties of the authority. After graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Auckland in 1974 she practised as a barrister and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1988. In 1992 she was appointed Deputy Solicitor-General for New Zealand and in that role undertook responsibility for the prosecution of all indictable crime in New Zealand. She was appointed to the High Court bench in December 1995. Justice Goddard is well regarded within judicial and wider legal circles and I am confident she will make an excellent authority. 
The current authority Judge Ian Borrin will reach the statutory retirement age for the authority in early 2007. It is an opportune time to acknowledge and thank Judge Borrin for the dedication he has shown over a number of years of service in what is certainly a highly important and challenging role. Judge Borrin became the deputy authority in 1997 subsequently became the acting authority in 2000 and has been the authority since 2001. Judge Borrin leaves the new authority with a solid platform upon which to continue to strengthen the status and performance of the entity including further developing the role of independent investigators and the timeliness of complaint handling. 
Additional funding was provided in Budget 2006 to address a backlog of complaints that had built up over time and those resources are being used to great effect. The Minister of Justice intends to advance the Independent Police Complaints Authority Amendment Bill next year to further enhance the capacity of the authority by expanding its membership to three people. 
I am confident that Justice Goddard will effectively manage the transition to the new structure proposed in the bill and provide the high standard of leadership and integrity required of the holder of this office. I welcome the support of the parties in the House for this very important appointment.