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

At the request of Senator McKenzie, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by no later than the adjournment of the Senate on 6 February 2025, a copy of any briefing note from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government regarding the Australian Government's purchase of a financial interest in Rex Airlines.

Question agreed to.

At the request of Senator McKenzie, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by no later than midday on 10 February 2025, the following documents created between 20 December 2024 and 4 February 2025:

(a) copies of any formal letters from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts to the Queensland Government regarding the proposed $7.2 billion Bruce Highway upgrade funding; and

(b) copies of any correspondence between the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government and the Deputy Premier of Queensland regarding the proposed $7.2 billion Bruce Highway upgrade funding.

Question agreed to.

Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) on 18 November 2024 the Senate agreed to order for the production of documents no. 657, relating to access to documents dealing with gambling reform,

(ii) on 26 November 2024 the Senate agreed to a further order requiring compliance with order no. 657 by 2 pm on 27 November 2024, and

(iii) to date the Government has refused to comply with the order and has advanced unacceptable public interest immunity claims; and

(b) requires the Minister representing the Minister for Communications to attend the Senate at the start of proceedings on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, to provide an explanation, of no more than 5 minutes, of the failure to comply with the orders and the misuse of a public interest immunity claim, and that:

(i) any senator may move to take note of the explanation, and

(ii) any such motion may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes, have precedence over all business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.

Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

Paragraph (b), omit "at the start of proceedings", substitute "at the conclusion of question time".

Question agreed to.

Original question, as amended, agreed to.