Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Bragg, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) on 27 August 2025, the Senate agreed to order for the production of documents no. 119, relating to the Home Guarantee Scheme, requiring the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply with the order by no later than midday on Tuesday, 2 September 2025,

(ii) on 2 September 2025, the Minster representing the Treasurer provided an interim response from the Treasurer asking for more time to comply with the order,

(iii) on 28 October 2025, the Senate agreed to a further order requiring the minister to comply with the original order by midday on Wednesday, 29 October 2025,

(iv) on 29 October 2025, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing provided an interim response from the Minister for Housing, again requesting more time to comply with the order,

(v) on 23 December 2025, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing provided two documents with redactions and raised a public interest immunity claim on the grounds that some information within the scope of the order discloses Cabinet deliberations,

(vi) on 4 February 2026, the Senate agreed to a motion rejecting the public interest immunity claim and requiring the minister to comply with the order by 9 am on 5 February 2026, and

(vii) the order has still not been complied with; and

(b) requires that the Minister representing the Minister for Housing attend the Senate immediately after the consideration of private senators' bills on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 to provide an explanation, of no more than 5 minutes, of the failure to comply with the order, and that:

(i) any senator may move to take note of the explanation, and

(ii) any such motion may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes and shall have precedence over all other business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.

Nita Green (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

Omit all words after "That the Senate", substitute:

(a) notes that the Government has provided a response to order for the production of documents no. 119; and

(b) requires no further action from the Minister representing the Minister for Housing or the Minister representing the Treasurer.

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

The question is that the amendment, as moved by Senator Green, to general business notice of motion No. 382, standing in the name of Senator Bragg, be agreed to. A division being required, we will defer that one.