Senate debates

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Documents

Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program; Order for the Production of Documents

4:00 pm

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

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Water, by no later than 1 pm on Thursday, 12 August 2021, the following documents relating to the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program:

(a) any correspondence between the Minister for Resources and Water and Empire Energy or its subsidiaries discussing the program;

(b) any correspondence between the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction and Empire Energy or its subsidiaries discussing the program;

(c) details of any meetings between the Minister for Resources and Water or the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction and representatives of Empire Energy, including date, location, attendees and notes of any matters discussed;

(d) a list of all applications for grants under the program, including the date the application was received;

(e) guidelines, directions, policies or any other documentation regarding the decision to allocate grants on a 'first come, first served' basis;

(f) any assessment against relevant guidelines of the validity or merits of applications received;

(g) a list of successful applicants;

(h) a list of any applicants who have been advised that their application has not been successful; and

(i) any grant agreements issued under the program.

Question agreed to.