Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

(1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, by no later than 5 April 2022, the final report (or any reasonable equivalent to such an outcome report) for the 'Understanding and mapping the Tasmanian public perception to Atlantic Salmon farming' (project number 2018-217) as reported on the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation website.

(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.

Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Slade Brockman (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) | Link to this | Hansard source

While the government will not oppose this motion, we note that this project contains commercial-in-confidence information. The government will endeavour to comply with the request, but the documents requested will require assessment and redaction to ensure the sensitive information is not disclosed.

Question agreed to.

Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(1) There be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, by no later than 28 April 2022, the following documents:

(a) the application made by Ridley Agriproducts Pty Ltd in respect of the Cooperative Research Centres Programme grant award GA72953 ('Future-proofing the salmon farming industry in the face of climate change');

(b) the assessments of the grant applications for GA72953, including any independent viability assessment;

(c) the grant agreement in respect of grant award GA72953;

(d) the payment schedule for the grant award GA72953;

(e) any progress reports, ad-hoc reports and completion report submitted in respect of grant award GA72953;

(f) any financial declaration and audited financial acquittal report submitted in respect of grant award GA72953;

(g) any grant agreement variation submitted in respect of grant award GA72953;

(h) any record of compliance visits in respect of grant award GA72953; and

(i) the evaluation/s completed in respect of grant award GA72953.

(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.

Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Slade Brockman (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) | Link to this | Hansard source

The government will endeavour to meet the tabling of the documents sought by the time specified—28 April 2022. However, due to the range of documents, the complexity of the information sought and the need to protect commercial-in-confidence interests, it may not be possible to produce all of those materials.

Question agreed to.