Senate debates

Wednesday, 5 February 2020

Documents

Report on Ministerial Standards and Sports Grants; Order for the Production of Documents

4:20 pm

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I move:

(1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than 3:30 pm on 6 February 2020, the final report provided by the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Mr Phillip Gaetjens, to the Prime Minister in relation to the application of the Statement of Ministerial Standards to the former Minister for Sport, the Honourable Senator McKenzie's, award of funding under the Community Sport Infrastructure Program.

(2) In the event the Minister fails to table the report, the Senate requires the Minister representing the Prime Minister to attend the Senate either immediately prior to government business being called on, or at 3:00 pm, on 10 February 2020, whichever is earlier, to provide an explanation, of no more than 10 minutes, of the Government's failure to table the report.

(3) Any Senator may move to take note of the explanation required by paragraph (2).

(4) Any motion under paragraph (3) may be debated for no longer than 60 minutes, shall have precedence over all business until determined, and any senator may speak to the motion for not more than 10 minutes.

Question agreed to.