I support Senator John Crown’s Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012 and second his amendment to the Order of Business.

While I will not support the amendment to the Order of Business, I strongly call on the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, to immediately bring forward this piece of proposed legislation. It makes no sense for us to long-finger this urgently-needed legislation.

Senator Mullins will delay it by voting against the amendment. If he votes for the amendment we could get it done today.

If we are putting 7,000 children's lives at risk as a result of allowing people to continue to smoke in cars, it is a scandal. If the UK Parliament can expedite legislation there is absolutely-----

Hear, hear. Well said.

The Senator will vote against an amendment today that would bring the Minister in today.

The Members on the other side of the House know it is unrealistic to expect a Minister to come to this House at the drop of a hat. Things just do not work like that.

It is an important issue.

It is a matter of life and death.

I support everything Senator Crown says about this legislation.

Senator Mullins will not vote for him.