Senator SIEWERT (7:50 PM) —I would like to ask a few general questions first and then either move my amendments or withdraw them, depending on the answers that I get—if that is okay with the Senate.

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN (Senator Forshaw)—You are in order.

Senator SIEWERT —Thank you. The Greens are concerned about the issue of price disclosure when it becomes operational. At the moment, the first cycle is 16 months. Since I foreshadowed these amendments, we have had some discussion with government about time frames and data collection. I would like some confirmation about time frames for the initial round of the price disclosure cycle and subsequent cycles. I would like the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, representing the minister, to take us through those time lines. Then I would like to understand what the cycle will be subsequent to that, once you have the processes in place for the initial price disclosure cycle under this legislation.