Therapeutic Goods Administration

The same number of senators voted for and against a motion, which means it failed since it did not achieve a majority. It was introduced by Queensland Senator Paul Scarr on behalf of Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick (Liberal).

Motion text

That—

(a) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 31 August 2023, all documents, emails or other records held by the Therapeutic Goods Administration relating to communications between senior executive staff concerning Senator Rennick and COVID-19 vaccines between 1 August 2021 to 8 August 2023; and

(b) the Senate—

(i) notes that part of these documents was the subject of a freedom of information request (number 4363) and that the documents provided in response to that request were heavily redacted, and

(ii) requires the documents to be provided to the Senate in full and unredacted, and

(iii) requires any redactions to be accompanied by a public interest immunity claim.