Senator SIEWERT (Western Australia—Australian Greens Whip) (15:45): I, and also on behalf of Senators Di Natale and Heffernan, move: That the Senate— (a) notes the recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court that human genes are not eligible for patent protection; (b) recognises that this ruling is a significant development in the debate over gene patenting and the future of medical research; and (c) urges the Australian Government to consider the implications of this for the Patents Act 1990. Question agreed to.