Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) | Hansard source

I'm just raising a point of order on the direction of the question. My understanding from Practice is that, when a question goes to an actual different portfolio area to the minister who would be responsible for the policy involved, whoever is the most relevant person to the particular question is the person who should stand. There's a principle in Practice. I wasn't able to grab the book out in time, but this is starting to happen a number of times in question time, so—

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