Mapp Wayne: Independent Police Complaints Authority Amendment Bill — In Committee 
Mapp Wayne: Independent Police Complaints Authority Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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Dr WAYNE MAPP (National—North Shore) 
: 
 I just want to pick up on a couple of points. There are of course two lots of amendments in the name of Dr Sharples. The first is the one I spoke about earlier in relation to the establishment of an autonomous Maori investigative branch. I set out why I thought that was wrong in principle. The second amendment seeks to institutionally establish—which I think was the institution Mr Tanczos was speaking about—the appellate organisation. I would have to say that this idea is an interesting one and I can see the motivation and argument for it. The whole purpose of tonight’s debate is to establish in a much more deeply grounded way the idea in the public mind of an Independent Police Complaints Authority. There is no question about that and that has broad support within the Chamber. To reinforce that point further Dr Sharples then proposes essentially an appellate authority and his long complex amendment sets out the rules on it. 
One of the difficulties I guess one would say about our legislative procedures is that it is asking a bit much of Parliament to vote for something we have had 30 minutes’ notice of in terms of establishing a new institution. 
Russell Fairbrother 
: You’re a quick reader. 
Dr WAYNE MAPP 
: It is not just a question of whether one is a quick reader; it is a question of whether in principle one should establish an entirely new institution on the basis of an amendment that has been introduced at very short notice. I would suggest—and I say to the Government—that perhaps the best way to deal with this is not to support it tonight but to hold the issue under observance and consider it after the new organisation has been established for some time. See whether the authority works in practice then actually determine by review whether an appeal authority would be the right way to go. 
So I say to Dr Sharples that this is an interesting idea and I can see merit in it. I am however reluctant to support it at this point in time. Indeed I do not think it should be supported at this point in time because institutions of this nature should not be established effectively ad hoc. But I do think it is one of those things that ought to be kept under review. I would hope that the Government will take the appropriate steps—certainly we would in Government—to look at this concept once the independent authority has been established. We are bound to get a sense of its track record. Does it need this addition? Should there be a proper review? Should an appellate authority be established for the authority itself? 
So I congratulate the Maori Party on this issue as opposed to the other issue on at least putting forward the idea because it is one of those things that will and should be taken into account in the future once the authority has been established. 
The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Dr Pita Sharples to clause 6 be agreed to: 
to insert in clause 6 the following new heading and new section 4AA before “ 
Independent Police Complaints Authority 
”: 
Autonomous Maori Investigative Branch 
4AAAutonomous Maori Investigative Branch established 
(1)This section establishes the Autonomous Maori Investigative Branch (in this section and section 12C called the Maori Branch). 
(2)The Maori Branch consists of at least three members appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of iwi runanga and the Minister of Maori Affairs.