After a passage in parliament with 33 amendments the Independent Commission of Investigations moved one step closer to reality. A primary concern was: who will have ultimate responsibility for evidence at controversial shootings, and it was widely accepted that this should be the purview of personnel from the commission. It could be viewed as a landmark piece of legislation; the act to repeal the police public complaints act and establish the Independent Commission of Investigations. The new body will undertake investigations concerning actions by members of the security forces. A clarification of the legislation was sought Tuesday and it occupied much attention during the sitting: who will be in charge of the crime scene, a senior police officer or someone from the commission? While many members believe it's someone from the commission who should be in charge so investigations can be independent, MP for east central St. Andrew Dr. Peter Phillips nevertheless pressed for specifics as to who will have superior powers. However MP for central Kingston Ronald Thwaites felt the matter was a clear-cut one as he reasoned that the law and the new legislation outline the demarcation over responsibility for crime scenes. That explanation still did not settle the issue for former national security minister Dr. Phillips. He noted that several crime scenes are controversial in nature where conflicts are raging; in such circumstances he wondered who the buck will stop with. The members for the most part believed based on the nature of certain crime scenes a common sense approach should be taken as no law can take into account all the circumstances but at the same time the commission must be allowed to carry out its work without interference.