Senate debates
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Documents
Department of Social Services; Order for the Production of Documents
5:40 pm
Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development) Share this | Hansard source
by leave—I move:
Omit all words after "That", substitute "the Senate notes that:
(a) page 662 of Odgers' Australian Senate Practice 14th edition states 'It has long been recognised that there is information held by government that it would not be in the public interest to disclose'; and
(b) it is not appropriate for senators to propose orders for the production of documents where documents must be produced 'without redaction'".
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