Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I am moving the motion which has been circulated in the chamber, which I am happy to read if the chamber so wishes. I move:

That the Senate:

(1) Notes:

(a) the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction did not table a response to the order for production of documents 1251 moved by Senators Patrick and Canavan by the specified time of no later than 10 am on 21 October 2021;

(b) the Senate requested the detailed modelling that the Government has that forecasts Australian exports in gas, resources and agriculture under the Government's 2050 net zero emissions reduction strategy;

(c) Senator Canavan has been calling for the release of this modelling, tweeting on 19 October 2021 "If this modelling is so good why does it have to remain a secret?";

(2) Requires the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction attend the Senate immediately to provide an explanation of no more than 5 minutes, of the Government's response to the order contained in paragraph (1) or for an explanation of the Government's failure to comply with the order;

(a) in the event that the minister provides an explanation, any senator may move to take note of the minister's explanation;

(b) in the event that the minister fails to provide an explanation, any senator may move to take note of the minister's failure to provide an explanation; and

(c) any motion under paragraph (a) or (b) may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes and have precedence over all other business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for no more than 5 minutes each.

The motion relates to the failure of the government to respond to order of production of documents 1251, moved by Senators Patrick and Canavan, and requires the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction to attend the Senate immediately to provide an explanation. The terms of the motion have been circulated in the chamber.

Question agreed to.

(Quorum formed)