Senate debates

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Documents

Grok Chatbot; Order for the Production of Documents

4:50 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

Omit all words after "That", insert:

(a) orders for the production of documents is one of the Senate's most serious powers, and should be used when other processes have been exhausted rather than for fishing expeditions;

(b) senators seeking to order the production of documents should consider paragraph (a) and refine their orders accordingly; and

(c) notes that Senator Payman has been offered multiple briefings by the Minister for Communications on various topics related to online safety and the senator has declined these offers.

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