Fundamentally, there's a second part that needs to be added to your context there. We'll assume for the time being that I would not have the authority to investigate criminal matters, which I wouldn't think would be appropriate in any case, nor matters that could result in charges under the code of service discipline.
Our role today and our role in the future as an independent external body, I think fundamentally as an ombudsman under the principles we operate with, is to ensure fairness of process in order to provide members and constituents with the confidence that when a process is followed, it is fair. That is a role we play now, and one that I truly and strongly believe we would play in the future as well.
That said, reporting to Parliament means that all of Parliament is able to ensure that the process is fair—not reporting through a minister, where there may be vested political interest.