Mr Chairman, I rise on a point of order. I know that these can be at times wide-ranging debates but I am not quite sure how Senator Sterle's colonoscopy relates to the amendment before the chair.

The CHAIRMAN: I do have the amendment in front of me. Just in case senators are not aware, the question before the chair is that government amendment No. 2 be agreed to. I would ask senators to address their remarks to the amendment.