Sarah Henderson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move general business notices of motion Nos 371, 372 and 373 together:

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 371

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 5 pm on Monday,

13 November 2023, a copy of the final report for the:

(a) national competitive grants program process review;

(b) assessment of the impact of ARC funded research; and

(c) financial sustainability review of the ARC.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 372

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 5 pm on Monday,

13 November 2023, a copy of the final report on the Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System, provided to the Minister for Education.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 373

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 5 pm on Monday,

27 November 2023, copies of all advice, briefings, submissions and reports provided by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency to the Minister for Education since 1 July 2022 related to cost recovery arrangements.

Notice of motion altered on 6 November 2023 pursuant to standing order 77.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is there any objection to these three motions being moved together?

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Greens have no objection to these motions being moved together, but we do ask that the question on No. 371 be put separately, and then we're happy for the question on Nos 372 and 373 to be put together.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting these motions. They seek a variety of documents, one which is already public, others which are subject to ongoing government work and others which have been answered in senate estimates.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 371, standing in the name of Senator Henderson, be agreed to.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'm now going to move to general business notices of motion Nos 372 and 373.

Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

With regard to motion 372, the Greens wish to put on the record that we're very interested in reading this review and ensuring its publication in a timely manner; however, at this point we are willing to give the government more time.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that general business notices of motion No. 372 and No. 373, standing in the name of Senator Henderson be agreed to.

Sarah Henderson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

(1) That the Senate notes that:

(a) at the estimates hearing of the Education and Employment Legislation Committee on 2 June 2023:

(i) the Assistant Minister representing the Minister for Education was asked to provide any correspondence, directions, notes or other details, including communications with the Department of Education concerning the minister's review of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) Australian Taxation Office (ATO) payments system (question no. SQ23-000817),

(ii) the Secretary of the department was asked to provide all communications, emails between the Minister for Education's office, the department and any other relevant stakeholder, including the ATO, concerning the work that is being undertaken to review the HELP ATO payments system (question no. SQ23-000383); (collectively, the documents); and

(b) neither the Minister for Education or the department have provided the documents in answers to questions on notice; and

(2) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 4 pm on Friday, 10 November 2023, all correspondence, directions, notes, briefs and other communications received by or sent to the Minister for Education or the department concerning the Minister for Education's review of the HELP

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government will not support this motion. The senator asked this question in the budget estimates process, and it was skilfully answered during that process.

Question agreed to.

by leave—I ask that the votes of the government be recorded as being against the motion.