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Tuesday, 25 March 1997
Page: 2960


Mr LEE(9.05 p.m.) —I seek clarification from the minister. I have had feedback from some of the people who speak out and claim to represent some of the proprietors and operators of the aged care nursing homes and hostels and they told me that they would prefer the government to collect this information rather than residents blaming the proprietors for this increase in their fees. Could she clarify that? Is she saying that the nursing home proprietors and owners would prefer that they collect this additional fee rather than the government? The clear statement that I have had is that the operators would greatly prefer the government to collect the additional fee as a result of an adjustment in pensions.