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

At the request of Senator Henderson, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 10 am on 5 December 2023, a copy of the final report on the Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System provided to the Minister for Education.

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.

Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-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 this motion. It is a carbon copy of one which was brought before the Senate earlier this month and was voted against. The review report it seeks was agreed to by the Education Ministers Meeting. The report is made to all of the country's education ministers. Therefore, the government cannot release the report without the agreement of the education ministers across the country. The report will be released publicly.

Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question before the Senate is on the motion moved by Senator Askew standing in the name of Senator Henderson, regarding the order for the production of documents—Review to inform a better and fairer education system.

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

I seek leave to revisit general business notice of motion No. 419 and seek a recommittal of that vote, because there was a pairing error in our papers. Could we do that?

Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does everyone understand what has been asked? Leave has been sought to recommit 419. Is leave granted?

Leave granted.

I'll put the question again. This is 419, and that concerns compliance with an order for the production of documents relating to the Australian Research Council. I put the question.

Question negatived.