Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 143.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) order for the production of documents no. 41, relating to the release of documents regarding Climate Change Authority advice on potential national greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, was originally due by midday on 31 July 2025,

(ii) on 26 and 28 August 2025, the Senate agreed to further orders requiring the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy to comply with the order by no later than midday on 27 August 2025 and midday on 1 September 2025, respectively, and

(iii) the order has still not been complied with; and

(b) requires the Minister representing the Minster for Climate Change and Energy to attend the Senate on Wednesday, 3 September 2025, at the conclusion of question time, to provide an explanation, of no more than 5 minutes, of the failure to comply with the order, 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 and shall have precedence over all other business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.

Question agreed to.