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

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 29 November 2024, all correspondence, meeting briefs and meeting notes held by the Australian Education Research Organisation relating to fundraising.

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 motion seeks documents belonging to the Australia Education Research Organisation. That organisation is legally constituted an independent entity. The Commonwealth does not hold these documents. Moreover, as AERO is jointly owned by the Commonwealth government and all state and territory governments, the Commonwealth is not able to release any such documents unilaterally.

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

The question is general business notice of motion No. 698, standing in the name of Senator Allman-Payne, be agreed to.