At the request of Senator Waters, 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, 26 August 2021, the following documents relating to the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling program:

(a) any correspondence between the Minister for Resources and Water and Tamboran Resources Ltd, Santos Ltd or Sweetpea Petroleum Pty Ltd or any subsidiaries discussing the program;

(b) any correspondence between the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction and Tamboran Resources Ltd, Santos Ltd or Sweetpea Petroleum Pty Ltd or any subsidiaries discussing the program; and

(c) details of any meetings between the Minister for Resources and Water or the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction and representatives of Tamboran Resources Ltd, Santos Ltd or Sweetpea Petroleum Pty Ltd, including date, location, attendees and notes of any matters discussed.

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave is granted for one minute.

The Greens' continual motions for the production of documents relating to the Beetaloo accelerated drilling program are nothing more than a fishing expedition tying up the time of ministers, their departments and the Senate for no discernible result.

Question agreed to.

I ask that the government's opposition to that motion be noted.

It is so recorded.