Ngaro Alfred; Tolley AnneHon ALFRED NGARO (National): Thank you Madam Chair. I was waiting with bated breath just so that you would call. You'll be happy to know my contribution will not be talking about the scopes of practice but they are in Part 1 and I will be talking about the definition of practising as a social worker.I'd like to put this to the Minister: there were a number of submissions in regards to the definition of social work practice. This is in particular in addressing the issue for Māori—for tangata whenua—and I want to read from the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services where it talks about the definition. In the reflection that you've had with the sector to talk about some issues around the scope have you also considered these submissions which were significant along with 70 percent of the others that talked about the importance of the definition? I want to read from this the definition that came from the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services where they state this on page 4 of their submission: Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promote social change and development…"The part that I want to move to though is where it talks about "Underpinned by theories of social work social sciences humanities and indigenous knowledge". Why that becomes important Minister—through the Chair—is that last year we talked about the Child Poverty Reduction Bill and not only did we talk about it; we passed that bill with almost the unanimous part of this House. But we recognised the importance of Māori being included in there and recognising their definition—their opportunity—through the Treaty of Waitangi to be included in that bill.So has the Minister considered that especially since the submission that was made by Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association clearly states this: "The workplace may not be the most appropriate determinent of competent social work practice to work with tangata whenua as the determinent(s) may be according to key performance indicators and contractual obligations rather than effective interventions based on rangatiratanga and working collaboratively with tangata whenua families"—whānau—"and young people instead of imposing solutions on [presenting a situation]. The Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association is concerned that the proposed amendments will ultimately: minimise the importance of [working with Māori in New Zealand.]"Madam Chair and also to the Minister: has she considered the fact—we put a weight of importance on ensuring that we included the provisions in the Child Poverty Reduction Bill so there's an exemplar of including the importance of tangata whenua for Māori under the Treaty a provision that allows for the importance of their roles of responsibility. In this case with this submission from the Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association has the Minister considered that also as a potential amendment to the bill?CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): My apologies. The time has come for me to report this bill and I do apologise to Denise Lee. I forgot I had to go back at five to 10. I thought there would be time.House resumed.The Chairperson reported progress on the Social Workers Registration Legislation Bill and no progress on the Crimes Amendment Bill and the Accident Compensation Amendment Bill.Report adopted.The House adjourned at 9.56 p.m."