Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) on 18 November 2024 the Senate agreed to order for the production of documents no. 657, relating to access to documents dealing with gambling reform,

(ii) on 26 November 2024 the Senate agreed to a further order requiring compliance with order no. 657 by 2 pm on 27 November 2024, and

(iii) to date the Government has refused to comply with the order and has advanced unacceptable public interest immunity claims; and

(b) requires the Minister representing the Minister for Communications to attend the Senate at the start of proceedings on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, to provide an explanation, of no more than 5 minutes, of the failure to comply with the orders and the misuse of a public interest immunity claim, and that:

(i) any senator may move to take note of the explanation, and

(ii) any such motion may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes, have precedence over all business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.