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

I move general business notice of motion No. 289, relating to an order for the production of documents—with significantly reduced scope from the last time I introduced it, President:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than 10 am on Friday, 19 December 2025, any correspondence, ministerial or departmental briefing notes, dated from 1 June to 31 October 2025, provided to or by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and/or the Department of Industry, Science and Resources relating to any floating production, storage and offloading vessel currently or previously situated in Australian Commonwealth or state waters, and the Hazardous Waste Act, Article 11 of the Basel Convention and/or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Approval Condition 10(b).

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

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

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

The government will not be supporting this motion. As already outlined to this chamber, the 48th Parliament has seen an increasingly inappropriate use of OPDs. Historically, the scope of OPDs insisted on specificity or sought a particular document. The broad scope of this order means that a substantial number of documents may be reviewed to consider whether they may be in scope. The government encourages the senator to further narrow the scope of their order.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 289 standing in the name of Senator Whish-Wilson be agreed to.