Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On behalf of Senator McDonald, I move general business notices of motion Nos 98 and 99 together:

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 98

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) order for production of documents no. 62 (the order) agreed by the Senate on 26 October 2022, required the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy to table the following:

(A) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the Department) regarding the Global Methane Pledge that was committed to on 23 October 2022 (the GMP),

(B) any briefing notes, file notes and emails internally within the Department regarding the GMP,

(C) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Minister for the Environment and Water and/or their office, regarding the GMP,

(D) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Foreign Minister and/or their office, regarding the GMP,

(E) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Prime Minister and/or their office, regarding the GMP,

(F) any modelling conducted by the Department regarding the impact of the GMP,

(G) any briefing notes, minutes, file notes and emails regarding meetings conducted between the Department and stakeholders with reference to the GMP,

(H) any briefing notes, minutes, file notes and emails regarding meetings conducted between the Minister and/or their office and stakeholders with reference to the GMP, and

(I) any briefing notes, minutes, files notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office and stakeholders with reference to the GMP,

(ii) the Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, in their response on 3 November 2022, noted the scope of the request and requested further time, and

(iii) it has been 25 days since this response was provided; and

(b) requires the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy to comply with the order by no later than midday on 1 December 2022.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 99

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) order for production of documents no. 61 (the order) agreed by the Senate on 26 October 2022, required the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to table the following:

(A) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the Department) regarding the Global Methane Pledge that was committed to on 23 October 2022 (the GMP),

(B) any briefing notes, file notes and emails internally within the Department regarding the GMP,

(C) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy and/or their office, regarding the GMP,

(D) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Minister for the Environment and Water and/or their office, regarding the GMP,

(E) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Foreign Minister and/or their office, regarding the GMP,

(F) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Minister and/or their office, and the Prime Minister and/or their office, regarding the GMP,

(G) any modelling conducted by the Department regarding the impact of the GMP,

(H) any briefing notes, minutes, file notes and emails regarding meetings conducted between the Department and stakeholders with reference to the GMP, and

(I) any briefing notes, minutes, file notes and emails regarding meetings conducted between the Minister and/or their office and stakeholders with reference to the GMP,

(ii) the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, in their response on 3 November 2022, noted the scope of the request and requested further time, and

(iii) it has been 25 days since this response was provided; and

(b) requires the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to comply with the order by no later than midday on 1 December 2022.

Question agreed to.