I move Senate notice of motion No. 1 standing in the name of Senator Di Natale for today:

That the following matter be referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report by 28 February 2013:

Implementation of the National Health Reform Agreement with regard to recently announced reductions by the Commonwealth of National Health Reform funding for state hospital services, in particular:

(a) the impact on patient care and services of the funding shortfalls;

(b) the timing of the changes as they relate to hospital budgets and planning;

(c) the fairness and appropriateness of the agreed funding model, including parameters set by the Treasury (including population estimates and health inflation); and

(d) other matters pertaining to the reduction by the Commonwealth of National Health Reform funding and the National Health Reform Agreement.

The opposition was under the impression that the motion was going to be amended to change the reporting date to 7 March.

Senator Siewert, there are a few other motions that we need to deal with. I will just put this motion to one side for a moment and, with the agreement of the chamber, we will deal with it later. That will be the cleanest way that we can deal with it.