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

At the request of Senator Kovacic, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Industry and Science, by no later than midday on 20 December 2024, the following documents:

(a) the unsolicited proposal PsiQuantum provided to the Government in November 2022;

(b) Ministerial Submission MS22-002175;

(c) the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) between the Australian Government and PsiQuantum, signed in March 2023, and any other versions of the NDA updated at other times;

(d) the list of ministerial submissions from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (the department), Science and Technology Group, including the Office of the Chief Scientist, listing the reference number, date sent to the minister's office and title, for the time periods listed below (noting this is a request for a list of briefs but not requesting the underlying briefs), similar to the list of briefs already provided for other periods of time:

(i) 1 December 2022 to 30 April 2023, and

(ii) 1 October to 30 November 2024;

(e) the department's expression of interest assessment document that was completed as the market testing process for the PsiQuantum deal;

(f) the Deloitte analysis which informed the PsiQuantum investment;

(g) all iterations of the probity risk matrix created by the department and/or the external probity adviser, excluding personal details, related to the development of the PsiQuantum investment;

(h) a document that lists in detail the technology milestones and timeframes associated with the delivery of PsiQuantum's quantum computer, including but not limited to the planning approvals process, the sod turn, the construction of the buildings, the detailed description of the computer that will be delivered by 2027, the number of qubits the computer will have in 2027 and when customers will begin using the computer;

(i) information that details the calculation, categorisation and description of the 400 jobs that were announced with the PsiQuantum investment;

(j) information that describes the role and employment conditions of the independent technology adviser (who will independently assess PsiQuantum's technology for the purpose of meeting commercial terms), including estimated dates of employment and dates of milestones; and

(k) the Senate estimates preparation documents as well as the documents used on the day, as they relate to Quantum Computing, PsiQuantum and matters related to PsiQuantum as used in preparation by the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary for Science and Technology and the Chief Scientist for the November Senate estimates hearings.

Question agreed to.