Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator McKenzie, I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 297 before asking that it be taken as formal.

Leave granted.

At the request of Senator McKenzie, I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) order for the production of documents no. 176 was agreed to by the Senate on 27 October 2025 with a compliance date of 3 November 2025,

(ii) the order required the Minister representing the Treasurer to provide the outstanding government response to the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee entitled Bank closures in regional Australia: Protecting the future of regional banking,

(iii) the government response to the committee report was due by 24 August 2024,

(iv) in response to the order, the Treasurer's letter that was tabled in the Senate on 3 November 2025 states that 'there is no document within scope of this order for the production of documents', and

(v) there is no restriction on the Senate ordering the creation of documents; and

(b) orders the Minister representing the Treasurer to fully comply with order no. 176 by midday on 4 December 2025.

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

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 297 standing in the name of Senator McKenzie, as amended and moved by Senator Askew, be agreed to.