2 Mar 2026 · 5:48 PM · Division 23
Corporate Governance
- Official title
- Documents — Corporate Governance; 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
- 34
- Not recorded voting
- 19
“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
Wendy Askew
At the request of Senator Bragg, I move:
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, by no later than midday on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, any documents or correspondence that relate to Housing Australia's expenditure on consultants between June 2024 and February 2026.
Anthony Chisholm
by leave—I move:
Omit all words after "That", substitute:
(a) orders for the production of documents is one of the Senate's most serious powers, and should be used when other processes have been exhausted rather than for fishing expeditions; and
(b) senators seeking to order the production of documents should consider paragraph (a) and refine their orders accordingly.
Sue Lines
The question is that the amendment, as moved by Senator Chisholm, to general business notice of motion No. 344, standing in the name of Senator Bragg, 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.
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 22 | 1 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 15 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 7 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Liberal National Party | 0 | 2 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 23
- Michelle Ananda-RajahVictoria · Labor
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Lisa DarmaninVictoria · Labor
- Josh DolegaTasmania · Labor
- Richard DowlingTasmania · Labor
- Varun GhoshWA · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Corinne MulhollandQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Charlotte WalkerSA · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Ellie WhiteakerWA · Labor
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
No · 34
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Steph Hodgins-MayVictoria · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Tammy TyrrellTasmania · Labor
- Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Leah BlythSA · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Maria KovacicNSW · Liberal
- Kerrynne LiddleSA · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Dave SharmaNSW · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Ross CadellNSW · Nationals
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