Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Shortland will not debate the issue. The member for Shortland has raised a point of order in relation to the bill which is entitled the Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008. The member for Tangney has been talking about veterans who I thought would have been obviously considered beneficiaries, in some cases, of aged care pensions. But I would remind the member for Tangney of the bill before the chamber. I also say that often there has been quite a lot of leniency by the chair in both the Main Committee and the House in relation to bills. On this occasion I would bring the member for Tangney to the bill before the chamber.

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