Senator McKIM (Tasmania) (14:41): What a cop-out. Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Does the government accept scientific evidence— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Senator Heffernan, on a point of order? Senator Heffernan: It is a point of order, if I can get away with it. It is the obligation of the state to apply for a declaration of emergency. It is not the Commonwealth's job. The PRESIDENT: Senator Heffernan, that is not a point of order; that is a debating point. I mentioned earlier in the week, at the commencement of the session, that points of order should be taken seriously and appropriately. Senator Heffernan, that was not a serious and appropriate point of order. Senator McKIM: Does the government accept scientific evidence that global warming means that bushfires will become increasingly common in south-east Australia and many other parts of the country, even in areas where fires are not part of the natural ecology? Will the government commission an independent inquiry to assess the response to these fires and the impacts of global warming and resultant increased fire risk in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area? (Time expired)