Senate debates

Tuesday, 15 August 2017

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Economics References Committee; Order for the Production of Documents

3:45 pm

Photo of Nick XenophonNick Xenophon (SA, Nick Xenophon Team) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes that:

  (i) the President's report to the Senate on government responses outstanding to parliamentary committee reports as at 30 June 2017 listed the report of the Economics References Committee on the Future of Australia's Automotive Industry as having not been responded to by the Government within the three month timeframe, and

  (ii) the Government still has not provided a formal response to the Committee's report, even though it has been 20 months since the report was tabled; and

(b) there be laid on the table, by the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, by no later than 3.30 pm on 4 September 2017 the Government's response to the report of the Economics References Committee on the Future of Australia's Automotive Industry tabled on 1 December 2015.

Question agreed to.