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Title

  • Documents Parole Applications; Order for the Production of Documents
  • Documents - Parole Applications - Comply with Order for the Production of Documents

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Matt O&#39;Sullivan</p>
  • <p>At the request of Senator Cash, I move:</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-10-17.217.2) introduced by West Australian Senator [Matt O'Sullivan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/matt_o'sullivan) (Liberal), which means it passed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
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  • > *(a) notes that the Minister representing the Attorney-General has not complied with order for the production of documents no. 324 agreed by the Senate on 11 September 2023;*
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  • > *(b) notes that the response to the order, that 'there are no documents that contain all of the information specified in the order', is not a valid reason to deny information of concern to the Senate;*
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  • > *(c) notes that Odgers' Australian Senate Practice states that 'orders for the production of documents may require the production of documents in the possession of a person or body, or the creation and production of documents by the person or body having the information to compile the documents'; and*
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  • > *(d) requires that the Minister representing the Attorney-General comply fully with the order by 3 November 2023.*
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) notes that the Minister representing the Attorney-General has not complied with order for the production of documents no. 324 agreed by the Senate on 11 September 2023;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) notes that the response to the order, that 'there are no documents that contain all of the information specified in the order', is not a valid reason to deny information of concern to the Senate;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) notes that <i>Odgers' Australian Senate Practice </i>states that 'orders for the production of documents may require the production of documents in the possession of a person or body, or the creation and production of documents by the person or body having the information to compile the documents'; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(d) requires that the Minister representing the Attorney-General comply fully with the order by 3 November 2023.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 345, standing in the name of Senator Cash and moved by Senator O'Sullivan, be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>