Housing Australia

Wendy Askew

At the request of Senator Bragg, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) order for the production of documents no. 259 agreed to by the Senate on 25 November 2025 and requesting that the Minister representing the Minister for Housing table any advice given to the minister or her office since 24 October 2025 relating to replacing the outgoing Chair of the Housing Australia Board, Ms Carol Austin, was only partially complied with,

(ii) the tabled documents do not provide the requested information and contain heavy redactions, and

(iii) the requested documents are imperative as they point to the appointment process of the chair of a government agency, making them well within the public interest; and

(b) requires the Minister representing the Minister for Housing to comply with the order by no later than midday on Wednesday, 4 March 2026.

Anthony Chisholm

by leave—I move:

Paragraph (a)(i), omit "only partially".

Omit paragraphs (a)(ii), (a)(iii) and (b), substitute:

(ii) the tabled documents do provide the request information and contain appropriate redactions where the information is out of scope.

Sue Lines

The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Chisholm to general business notice of motion No. 343, standing in the name of Senator Bragg, be agreed to.