Senator COLBECK (Tasmania—Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians and Minister for Youth and Sport) (14:56): The point I made earlier in question time was that, rather than waiting until the budget for the announcement of funding for the Serious Incident Response Scheme, my imperative is to ensure that that work can commence immediately. That's why, when I had the opportunity to ensure that this funding was available—$23 million for the implementation of the Serious Incident Response Scheme—I took that opportunity to ensure that that occurred. As I said in my answer to a previous question today, the incidents that have occurred are not acceptable. That's why we've incorporated into the Serious Incident Response Scheme resident-on-resident assaults, which previously hadn't been part of the program, and that's why we expanded it— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, a point of order? Senator Wong: Mr President, I raise a point of order on direct relevance. The question went to why it's taken four years. The PRESIDENT: The question was quite lengthy, Senator Wong. I think the minister talking about the activity he claims to have undertaken is directly relevant to— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Excuse me: I try, from the chair, to use non-pejorative phrases on questions and answers. He is being directly relevant, talking about his work and activity. Senator COLBECK: So, my action was to make sure that this funding was available quickly to continue the scheme. It was to ensure that resident-on-resident incidents were included in the scheme and also to ensure that the scheme covered home care, which it didn't previously. I have, all through my time in this portfolio, put this as one of the important things that I wanted to ensure that we achieved. So, I made sure the funding was available and announced in June, rather than waiting until the budget came down in October. And I will continue to pursue this as an important measure for the government and for those who are residing in residential aged care as well as, importantly, those who are receiving home-care services. The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, a supplementary question?