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

by leave—At the request of Senator Pratt, I move that the motion be amended in the terms circulated in the chamber:

(1) Paragraph (1), omit all words after "That", substitute "the following matter be referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 April 2024: Access to Australian Parliament House by lobbyists and the adequacy of current transparency arrangements relating to the lobbyist register, with reference to the adequacy of:

(a) current transparency arrangements relating to the lobbyist register;

(b) the current sponsored pass system for lobbyists to access Australian Parliament House with particular regard to transparency and publication of lobbyists who are pass holders and their sponsors; and

(c) publicly accessible information of Australian Parliament House passholders who are lobbyists and their sponsors.

(2) Omit paragraphs (2) to (14).

Question agreed to.

Original question, as amended, agreed to.