2 July 2026 · 11:48 AM · Division 13
Personal Information and Privacy
- Official title
- Documents — Personal Information and Privacy; Order for the Production of Documents
Ayes in the majority
This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.
- Aye
- 33
- No
- 21
- Not recorded voting
- 22
“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.
What was decided
No plain-English summary has been written for this division yet. The official title above is the most reliable description of the question.
Text recorded with this division
David Shoebridge
I move:
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the following documents created, received or held by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) in relation to the matter of 'BAM' and American Express Australia Limited, subject only to the redaction of the personal information of the complainant and any third parties:
(a) the full text of the determination and the Australian Privacy Commissioner's reasons;
(b) all correspondence between the OAIC and the complainant, or the complainant's representatives concerning confidentiality, publication or any restriction on disclosure;
(c) any direction, requirement, request, deed, undertaking or agreement that restricts, or purports to restrict, the complainant from disclosing information about the complaint, the investigation, the determination or the outcome;
(d) all records of the OAIC's decision regarding publication of the determination, including the determination regarding publication referred to in its public statements and the reasons for that decision;
(e) all correspondence between the OAIC and American Express Australia Limited, or its representatives, concerning confidentiality, publication, or any restriction on disclosure;
(f) any file notes, minutes, briefings or legal advice held by the OAIC concerning the handling of confidentiality claims and the decision on publication or decisions on any restriction on disclosure, including the details of attendees at each meeting relating to those matters.
Sue Lines
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 559, standing in the name of Senator Shoebridge, be agreed to.
This is the question as put in the chamber, with the name of the member who spoke before the vote. It isn't a summary of the bill or motion.
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 20 |
| Liberal Party | 15 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 10 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 3 | 0 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 33
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Steph Hodgins-MayVictoria · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Leah BlythSA · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jessica CollinsNSW · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Maria KovacicNSW · Liberal
- Kerrynne LiddleSA · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Ross CadellNSW · Nationals
- Sean BellNSW · One Nation
No · 21
- Michelle Ananda-RajahVictoria · Labor
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Lisa DarmaninVictoria · Labor
- Josh DolegaTasmania · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Varun GhoshWA · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Charlotte WalkerSA · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Ellie WhiteakerWA · Labor
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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