19th Oct 2023, 11:23 AM – Senate Documents - National Disability Insurance Scheme - Order for the Production of Documents

The majority voted against the motion introduced by ACT Senator Katy Gallagher (Labor) at the request of Queensland Senator Anthony Chisholm (Labor), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that in response to orders relating to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Financial Sustainability Framework (orders nos 229, 253 and 315) ministers have:

(i) provided relevant documents,

(ii) advised that documents do not exist,

(iii) sought additional time to process or review documents, or

(iv) raised a public interest immunity claim on the established ground that release of documents would be detrimental to relations between the Commonwealth and the states and territories;

(b) notes that on 17 October 2023 the Minister representing the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme complied with the order of 14 September 2023, which required him to provide an explanation to the Senate in relation to these matters; and

(c) resolves that the Minister representing the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme is satisfactorily complying with his obligations to respond to its orders and discharges him from the requirement to attend the Senate to provide an explanation on the first day of each sitting week.