David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) on 23 July 2025, the Senate agreed to order for the production of documents (OPD) no. 9, which required the Minister representing the Prime Minister to table all written or digital correspondence, attachments to any written or digital correspondence, briefing notes, text messages, file notes, meeting notices or minutes or other records of interaction since 10 October 2024 between the Prime Minister and his office and, among other entities, Responsible Wagering Australia and any commercial media company, where the meeting related to gambling advertising reform,

(ii) on examination of the Government's response to OPD no. 8 on gambling advertising, it was identified that the Prime Minister participated in a meeting with the Minister for Communications and representatives from Nine Entertainment to speak about gambling advertising reform,

(iii) this meeting was in-scope of OPD no. 9 but was not disclosed and no documentation relating to it, including any briefing materials, meeting notices, files notes or minutes, have been provided to the Senate,

(iv) the Government's answers to questions on notice from supplementary Budget estimates confirm that the Prime Minister did attend the meeting referred to in paragraph (a)(ii), and

(v) the Government's answers to questions on notice also confirm that at least one email from Responsible Wagering Australia to the Prime Minister has not been provided to the Senate;

(b) considers that OPD no. 9 has not been fully complied with; and

(c) requires the Minister representing the Prime Minister to fully comply with the order by no later than 9 am on Monday, 1 December 2025, including by providing:

(i) all briefing notes, files notes, meeting notices, minutes or other documents relating to the meeting of the Prime Minister and the Minister for Communications with Nine Entertainment on the morning of 23 July 2025,

(ii) the full email correspondence, including any covering emails, between the Prime Minister and his office and Responsible Wagering Australia, and

(iii) any other documents in-scope of OPD no. 9 that have not yet been provided.

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

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave not granted.

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

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 292, standing in the name of Senator David Pocock, be agreed to.