DOCUMENTS

Senator KOVACIC (New South Wales) (15:42): At the request of Senator Bragg, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 13 May 2026, the Senate agreed to order for the production of documents no. 485, relating to the impact of changes to housing taxes on housing supply and rents, (ii) on 22 June 2026, the Minister representing the Treasurer provided a letter of response to the order, raising public interest immunity claims over some of the documents relating to the order, and (iii) the order has only been partially complied with; (b) rejects the public interest immunity claims made by the minister in relation to the unproduced documents, noting that: (i) it has not been sufficiently established that the documents would reveal the actual deliberations of Cabinet rather than being documents that have been prepared for Cabinet or that merely have a connection to Cabinet, and (ii) potentially misleading the public or restricting the department's ability to provide advice to government has not previously been considered an acceptable ground for a claim of public interest immunity; and (c) requires the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply with the order by no later than midday on Friday, 21 August 2026.

Question agreed to.