Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

As the opposition spokesman knows, there has been no slashing of resources in my department. There are sufficient resources there to handle the claims and there is a nimbleness in the way those resources are deployed to take account of the different complexions in the make-up of those claims across the three statutory schemes. Again, had he shown some interest in the subject, he would have been aware of that and he would have had the opportunity to apprise himself of some of these issues that are important to our scheme. In concluding, the other issue raised by the member—

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