Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 2 pm on 29 November 2022, legal advice that was provided to the Government regarding the requirement in the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 for early childhood education and care providers to collect gap fees via electronic funds transfer, particularly as this relates to the restriction of the use of legal tender and coinage (as mentioned by Senator Chisholm in the Senate on 21 November 2022).

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It has been the longstanding practice of successive Australian governments not to disclose privileged legal advice, and the government maintains that it is not in the public interest to depart from this established position.

Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question before the chair is that the motion as moved by Senator Hanson be agreed to.