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

At the request of Senator Bragg, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) order for the production of documents no. 27, agreed to by the Senate on 24 July 2025, requesting the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Monday, 28 July 2025, to table all documents relating to any advice provided by the Treasury to the Treasurer and the Minister for Housing since 1 January 2025 in relation to the Government's plan to invest $10 billion for 100,000 new homes for first home buyers, and any advice provided to the Treasurer and the Minister for Housing since 1 January 2025 in relation to the Government's plan to enable first home buyers to purchase a home with a 5% deposit was not complied with,

(ii) three months have passed since the minister's interim response requesting more time to comply with the order was provided, and

(iii) a failure to release the requested documents in a timely manner is in contempt of the Senate and its functions; and

(b) requires the Minister representing the Treasurer to attend the Senate on Tuesday, 4 November 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 business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.

Question agreed to.