David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) for the duration of this Parliament, any question directed to a witness appearing before any legislative and general purpose standing committee and any current or future select committee concerning the provision of sponsored passes for Parliament House be taken to be relevant to the matter before the committee; and

(b) consistent with the procedure to be observed by Senate committees for the protection of witnesses, nothing in paragraph (a) affects the entitlement of a witness to request that evidence be given in private session, or to object to answering any question.