Mr ANDREN (1:08 PM) —I second the motion and make a few brief comments at this point. The impasse over the Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill 2003 and the lingering concerns over the Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill (No. 2) 2004 seem to suggest there is no quick fix in store. Therefore, I think it is essential that we look further at this whole issue. That is why I am prepared to support this motion.

As I have said many times in the past, it is vital that the House of Representatives—the house of the people—and not the Senate should be the place that considers legislation in detail through a committee process. Here we have an opportunity to put that sort of sentiment into effect. It is one of the glaring weaknesses of this place that we do not have permanent legislation referral committees. This place will be an irrelevance unless we move amendments on a consistent basis. Those on the non-government side always expect them to be knocked off and not supported but that does not mean that this is not the place where they should be introduced. Likewise, when there is an issue of such importance for the long-term equality and fairness of insurance in this country that is in the interests of premium payers and victims, rather than trying to adjust federal and state legislation we should be seriously looking at a system to try and bring them both into harmony. Most of us, when we fairly look at it, think that we will have to revisit this issue time and time again in the years ahead, but there is a possible solution that we should be seriously contemplating. I take pleasure in supporting this motion and urge other members to do likewise.