Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Keneally, I move:

That—

(1) There be laid on the table by the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, by no later than 12pm on 26 August 2020, the following documents:

  (a) the daily briefings prepared for the Government containing updates on COVID-19 cases in aged care, referred to by the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians in evidence to Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 on 21 August 2020 as 'Sit Rep', for each day from 1 July 2020;

  (b) any communications plan prepared by the Department of Health or other agency for use by the Government relating to the handling of COVID-19 cases in aged care; and

     (c) plans to develop the training modules produced by the Government for staff in aged care in the use of personal protective equipment and the plan to distribute those modules.

  (2) In the event that the Minister fails to table any of the documents, the Senate requires the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians to attend the Senate at the conclusion of question time on 26 August 2020 to provide an explanation, of no more than 10 minutes, of the Minister's failure to table the documents.

  (3) Any senator may move to take note of the explanation required by paragraph (2).

  (4) Any motion under paragraph (3) may be debated for no longer than 60 minutes, shall have precedence over all business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 10 minutes each.