Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates

The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Victorian Senator Kimberley Kitching (Labor), which means it succeeded.

Motion text

That—

(1) There be laid on the table, by the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services (Senator Ruston), by not later than the third business day of each month, a report, setting out, for the previous calendar month:

(a) the number of COVID-19 vaccination certificates issued;

(b) the total number of COVID-19 vaccination certificates issued to date;

(c) the number of COVID-19 vaccination certificates uploaded to the Australian Immunisation Register;

(d) the number of COVID-19 vaccination certificates made available on the myGov app;

(e) the number of COVID-19 vaccination certificates made available on the Medicare Express Plus app; and

(f) the average number of days between an individual receiving the COVID-19 vaccination and a COVID-19 vaccination certificate being made available to them.

(2) The first report is due on the third business day of April 2021 covering the period 1 March to 31 March 2021.

(3) If the Senate is not sitting when an update is ready for presentation, the report is to be presented to the President under standing order 166.

(4) This order is of continuing effect until 31 December 2022.