The recent suspension of normal House business took away up to 60 hours that would normally have been devoted to Government business. The loss of this time has meant that many of the bills in the motion that I've just moved have not been enacted in the time frame that had been expected and the benefits of those law changes have been delayed. On the first readings, only the Veterans' Support Amendment Bill (No 2) will go through an accelerated select committee process, which will enable the ways in which the bill will help veterans and their families to be put into effect without delay. The other four first readings will go through a regular select committee process, and putting them through the House now will allow select committees to hear submissions before the election. 