Ms Averil Power:

This is something that a lot of parents feel strongly about too because they do not want their children exposed to smoking in public places. Unfortunately, there can be a level of misunderstanding among smokers who do not realise it can be damaging to the people beside them even when they are outside. Of course, it is less damaging than in an unventilated indoor space but depending on where a person is sitting and what way the wind is blowing, cigarette smoke can blow straight into a child's or adult's face and can be extremely harmful. That is compounded, obviously, in busier spaces. This is an issue we would love to see this committee taking on and I thank Senator Conway for raising it.