19th Jun 2023, 3:58 PM – Senate Documents - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation (NATSIC) - Order for the Production of Documents

The majority voted against a motion introduced by Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson (One Nation)

Motion text

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, by no later than midday on Thursday, 22 June 2023:

(a) all grant agreements made with National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding or between the NDIS or the Department of Social Services and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation (NATSIC), currently in administration with the firm known as Grant Thornton Australia; and

(b) any emails, documents or handwritten notes:

(i) relating to the decisions to enter into those grant agreements,

(ii) relating to fraud prevention or fraud identification during the grant agreements,

(iii) between the grantor and grantee,

(iv) between the Commonwealth and NATSIC,

(v) relating to any visit or meeting with the office bearers of NATSIC,

(vi) relating to any investigation by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations or under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006,

(vii) relating to debts owed by NATSIC resulting from non-performance of the grant agreements,

(viii) relating to Mr Jim Golden-Brown or any aliases, including Jim Sturgeon or similar spelling,

(ix) relating to Graham Aitken,

(x) relating to Harry Harun,

(xi) made by Ryan Sandeman, Grant Schulz, Kirsty Goodwin or Dick Courtney,

(xii) relating to the public interest declaration made by Ms Goodwin in respect of Ryan Sandeman,

(xiii) relating to Michael Roddan's article published in the Australian Financial Review on or around 6 February 2023, and

(xiv) between the NDIS and the NATSIC Chairman, Ian Mye.