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

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave granted.

The government has already agreed to provide Senator Thorpe these documents along with a briefing. Senator Thorpe made this request late last week separately to this OPD. The government continues to identify, collate and work through the large number of documents that relate to both the Northern Territory government and the Commonwealth. We are doing this in good faith following Senator Thorpe's request. In light of the steps we've already taken to provide this information, this order for production is not needed and a waste of the Senate's time.