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. 197, agreed to by the Senate on 28 October 2025, requesting that the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than 9 am on Thursday, 30 October 2025, table the independent review commissioned by the Treasury and delivered by Intersection into the governance and operational concerns at Housing Australia in early 2024 was not complied with,

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

(iii) an investigation into the governance of a government agency equipped with taxpayer funds falls within the public interest; and

(b) requires the Minister representing the Treasurer to attend the Senate on Wednesday, 5 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.