Senate debates

Tuesday, 11 February 2020

Documents

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development; Order for the Production of Documents

3:52 pm

Photo of Larissa WatersLarissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senators Rice and Farrell, move:

(1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development by no later than 9am on 13 February 2020:

(a) all communications between the Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development (the Department) and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development (the Minister) or the Minister's office in relation to the Community Sport Infrastructure – Female Facilities and Water Safety program (FFWSP);

(b) all communications between the Minister or Minister's office and the Prime Minister or the office of the Prime Minister in relation to the FFWSP;

(c) all communications between the Minister and the incoming Minister for Youth and Sports in relation to the FFWSP following the federal election;

(d) any advice prepared for the Department, the Minister or the Prime Minister regarding the need for guidelines for the FFWSP;

(e) any advice on the content of guidelines or program arrangements, or drafts of same, prepared by the Department for the Minister or Prime Minister in relation to the FFWSP;

(f) any advice prepared by or for the Department for the Minister or Prime Minister regarding eligibility for the FFWSP or the process for determining the list of organisations invited to apply for funding;

(g) a list of all projects invited to seek funding under the FFWSP, and documents pertaining to the basis on which they were selected; and

(h) a list of all projects funded under the FFWS Program.

(2) In the event the Minister fails to table the documents requested in paragraph (1), the Senate requires the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development in the Senate to attend the Senate at no later than 10am on 13 February 2020 to provide an explanation, of no more than 10 minutes, of the Government's failure to table the documents requested in paragraph (1).

(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

30 minutes shall have precedence over all business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 10 minutes each.

Question agreed to.