Senator PATRICK (South Australia) (16:48): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator PATRICK: The normal process for conducting inquiries is to call for submissions, to consider those submissions in the selection of witnesses and for the formation of questions, and then to hold the hearings. That's the best way to get results out of inquiries, to get the richest responses and determinations. It should only be in exceptional circumstances that we depart from that normal process. Question agreed to.