Senator BOLKUS (5:38 PM) —The opposition oppose this amendment. This is an area which we think demands greater attention than three clauses as part of an overall environment bill. Genetic engineering is an area with a whole range of diverse issues which have to be addressed and I do not think they are adequately addressed by the way that Senator Brown is pursuing this this afternoon. That is while keeping in mind that there is a bill before the parliament at the moment with a more holistic, comprehensive approach to the area. That bill will be subject to enormous scrutiny in this place and there will be public submissions through the Senate committee process, which I am sure will lead to quite substantial amendment of that legislation. The whole area needs greater diversity and scrutiny. Secondly, to us an immediate moratorium for the next five years is not the way to go. It might very well be impractical, but we are not in the business of embracing something like this without any real assessment of the implications of it.