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2 July 2026 · 11:48 AM · Division 13

Personal Information and Privacy

Order for the Production of Documents
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.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
33
No
21
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party020
Liberal Party150
Australian Greens100
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party30
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
National Party10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 33

No · 21

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