Senate debates

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Documents

Snowy Hydro 2.0; Order for the Production of Documents

4:32 pm

Photo of David PocockDavid Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 434 standing in my name relating to an order for the production of documents.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Finance, by no later than 1 pm on 7 December 2023, the following:

a. a copy of the full, unredacted letter from the Chair of Snowy Hydro Limited, David Knox, to the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher) and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy (Mr Bowen) on 29 August 2023 proposing that an additional $6 billion of Snowy 2.0 project costs be approved;

b. a list of all the stakeholders consulted by the Finance Minister and/or the Climate Change and Energy Minister in the time between receiving the abovementioned letter and approving the additional costs on 30 August 2023; and

c. any correspondence within and between the office of the Finance Minister, the office of the Climate Change and Energy Minister, the Department of Finance and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water relating to the Snowy 2.0 project on 29 and 30 August 2023.

Question agreed to.