Senate debates

Tuesday, 27 September 2022

Documents

Australian Currency; Order for the Production of Documents

4:21 pm

Photo of Wendy AskewWendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Dean Smith, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Friday, 7 October 2022:

(a) any briefing notes, file notes and emails provided by the Department of the Treasury to the Treasurer and/or his office, or to the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury and/or his office since 30 May 2022 in relation to changes and/or potential changes to the effigy of the Sovereign on Australian legal tender;

(b) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Department of the Treasury and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet since 30 May 2022 in relation to changes and/or potential changes to the effigy of the Sovereign on Australian legal tender; and

(c) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Treasurer and the Prime Minister and/or Prime Minister's office since 30 May 2022 in relation to changes and/or potential changes to the effigy of the Sovereign on Australian legal tender.

Question agreed to.

At the request of Senator Dean Smith, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than midday on Friday, 7 October 2022:

(a) any briefing notes provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Prime Minister and/or the Prime Minister's office since 30 May 2022 in relation to changes and/or potential changes to the effigy of the Sovereign on Australian legal tender;

(b) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Department of the Treasury since 30 May 2022 in relation to changes and/or potential changes to the effigy of the Sovereign on Australian legal tender; and

(c) any briefing notes, file notes and emails between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Prime Minister and/or the Prime Minister's office since 30 May 2022 in relation to changes and/or potential changes to the effigy of the Sovereign on Australian legal tender.

Question agreed to.