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Senator KOVACIC (New South Wales) (15:52): At the request of Senator Canavan, I move general business notices of motion Nos 707 and 708 together: GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 707 That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Trade and Tourism, by no later than 5 pm on Monday, 12 October 2026, all documents created or received by Export Finance Australia concerning the selection or eligibility of fertiliser companies for support under the Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility, including: (a) eligibility and assessment criteria; (b) national-interest criteria; (c) lists of fertiliser importers considered for participation; (d) invitations or approaches made to potential participants; (e) applications, expressions of interest or proposals received; (f) assessments of Incitec Pivot, CSBP and Summit Rural; (g) assessments of companies that sought or were considered for support but did not receive support; (h) reasons for accepting or rejecting each company; (i) advice provided by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry or the Department of Industry, Science and Resources concerning the selection of participating companies; and (j) any consideration of whether an open, competitive or expression-of-interest process should be conducted.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 708 That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Trade and Tourism, by no later than 5 pm on Monday, 12 October 2026, all documents created or received by Export Finance Australia between 1 April and 31 August 2026 concerning the actual or potential impact of the Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility on competition in the Australian fertiliser market, including documents concerning: (a) the effect of providing price-risk protection to participating companies but not to other importers or resellers; (b) movements in Australian and international urea prices; (c) the risk of supported companies being able to sell fertiliser below the cost faced by unsupported competitors; (d) potential market distortion or competitive advantage arising from the facility; (e) complaints or concerns raised by fertiliser importers, wholesalers, retailers or industry bodies; (f) any advice received from or provided to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; (g) options to modify, suspend or terminate fertiliser support as market conditions changed; and (h) any consideration of compensation or other assistance for non-participating businesses.

Question agreed to.