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Senator CHISHOLM (Queensland—Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Assistant Minister for Resources and Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (16:02): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator CHISHOLM: The extremely broad scope of this order means that a substantial number of documents must be reviewed to consider whether they may be in scope.

The scope of the order includes all ministerial submissions, records of conversations, letters, briefing notes, meeting agendas, file notes, meeting invitations, meeting notes, meeting minutes, emails, instant messages and electronic messages across the Department of Finance, the Digital Transformation Agency and the minister and her office. These documents need to go through the proper and usual processes, and I expect that the minister will respond to the order in due course.

But the government encourages the senator to narrow the scope of the order. The PRESIDENT: The question is that general business notice of motion No. 285, standing in the name of Senator Payman, be agreed to.