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4 Feb 2026 · 5:01 PM · Division 18

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Order for the Production of Documents
Official title
Documents — Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; Order for the Production of Documents

Noes 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
23
No
38
Not recorded voting
15

“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

Fatima Payman

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that the Minister for Science has failed to comply with order for the production of documents no. 282, agreed on 26 November 2025, relating to the Tune review of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation's finances and governance; and

(b) requires the Minister for Science to comply with the order by no later than midday on 9 February 2026.

Anthony Chisholm

by leave—I move:

Omit paragraph (a), substitute:

(a) notes that:

(i) the Minister for Science has failed to comply with order for the production of documents no. 282, agreed to on 26 November 2025, relating to the Tune review of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation's finances and governance,

(ii) Senator Payman has been contacted to inform her that whilst the Government intends to comply with this motion, it requires more time to do so, and

(iii) Senator Payman was offered a briefing by the Minister for Science and no response was received; and

Sue Lines

The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Chisholm to general business notice of motion No. 324 be agreed to.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
23
No
38
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party221
Liberal Party018
Australian Greens09
Independent02
Liberal National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Senate President10
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 23

No · 38

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