Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I ask that general business notice of motion No. 4 standing in my name for today, proposing an order for the production of documents on key assumptions underpinning mining taxation, be taken as a formal motion.

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy President, I seek leave to make a short statement.

Alan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for two minutes.

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This is a complex matter. I suggest to Senator Cormann that he may hold it for 24 hours while we look at that, rather than have us vote ‘no’ to it at the moment.

Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—Is that in relation to this specific motion or in relation to the two other motions that follow as well?

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

That would be good.

Alan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We are dealing with only one motion, Senator Cormann.

Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I might facilitate activities for the Senate and seek leave to defer all three motions to tomorrow, as they are related.

Leave granted.

I move:

That general business notices of motion Nos 4, 5 and 6 standing in my name for today be postponed till the next day of sitting.

Question agreed to.