Senate debates

Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Documents

Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program

3:47 pm

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

I move:

(1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Finance, by no later than 30 April of each calendar year:

(a) all reports and correspondence received by the Minister for Finance under paragraph 4.12 of the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017 during the preceding calendar year (noting that the Guidelines do not apply to all grant administrators, including not applying to the allocation of funding by Sports Australia under the Community Sport Infrastructure Grants program ('Sports Rorts')); and

(b) a summary of the decisions reported under paragraph 4.12 of the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines 2017, including the Central Budget Management System program title, sub-program, grant activity, grantee, total grant value, grant funding location, postcode, and a brief statement of reason for the decision.

(2) If the Senate is not sitting when the documents are ready for presentation, the documents are to be presented to the President under standing order 166.

(3) This order is of continuing effect.

Question agreed to.

Photo of Dean SmithDean Smith (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr President, as you foreshadowed in your earlier statement today, and in lieu of calling a division, I ask that all coalition senators be recorded as having voted against Senator Waters's notice of motion 523.

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Smith.