Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I refer to the notice of motion from Senator Allman-Payne agreed by the Senate on 27 October 2022 for the order for the production of documents No. 69. The senator's request relates to correspondence between the Commonwealth and the state and territory governments. The immunity claims public interest immunity over documents relating to the senator's request on the ground that disclosure of such documents would cause prejudice to the relations between the Commonwealth and the states. Specifically, disclosure would harm the Commonwealth's ongoing relationship with the state government on this and future infrastructure funding arrangements.