Senate debates

Monday, 15 October 2018

Documents

Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; Order for the Production of Documents

3:16 pm

Photo of Rex PatrickRex Patrick (SA, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

The Centre Alliance won't support the suspension of standing orders, for the same reasons that have been mentioned this morning and by Senator Collins and Senator Cormann. We would support the body of the motion if it were to be lodged in the regular fashion. I do wish, however, to challenge what Minister Cormann has said in relation to his claim over the cabinet documents. He undermines the doctrine itself when he makes a claim which is not warranted over a document. The chamber is not asking for any record of your deliberations in cabinet. That is not what has been asked for. We're asking for a report that was commissioned by the Prime Minister at—I'm just going off the website—

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