Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes that:

(i) on 28 February 2024, order for production of documents no. 474 was agreed by the Senate, requiring the Minister representing the Minister for Defence to table documents by no later than 10am 29 February 2024;

(ii) the order has not been complied with by the deadline; and

(iii) in a letter of response dated 29 February 2024 the Minister claimed the document may contain prejudicial information but did not raise a public interest immunity claim;

(b) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Defence by 2pm 19 March 2024:

(i) the advice referred to in the letter dated 29 February 2024 that the Final Report of the Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel may prejudice criminal proceedings, with identifying details of the proceedings redacted;

(ii) the date government expects to complete consultation with the Office of the Special Investigator; and

(c) unless the Final Report of the Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel has been tabled, the Minister representing the Minister for Defence be required to attend the chamber after motions to take note of answers on 20 March 2024 to provide an explanation, of no more than 5 minutes, of the failure to comply with the order no. 474; and

(d) any senator may move to take note of the explanation required by paragraph (c).

(e) any motion under paragraph (d) may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes, shall have precedence over all business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 10 minutes each.