Division Description Changes — Motions — Production of Documents — 22nd Jun 2015

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Title

  • Motions — Production of Documents
  • Motions - Production of Documents - Turn-back of vessels

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sarah Hanson-Young</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-06-22.153.2) introduced by SA Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (Greens), as amended by Queensland Senator [Claire Moore](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/claire_moore) (Labor).
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • >
  • > *(a) does not accept the claim of public interest immunity made by the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in failing to provide the documents that were ordered by the Senate on 16 June 2015, namely, all documents relating to the payment of money to turn back or take back vessels bound for Australia or New Zealand, ...*
  • <p class="italic">(a) does not accept the claim of public interest immunity made by the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in failing to provide the documents that were ordered by the Senate on 16 June 2015, namely, all documents relating to the payment of money to turn back or take back vessels bound for Australia or New Zealand, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) resolves that consideration of any message from the House of Representatives transmitting legislation relating to immigration or citizenship, and any government business notice for the introduction of a bill relating to immigration or citizenship be listed for consideration on the next sitting day after the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection has tabled the documents.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Claire Moore</p>
  • <p>by leave&#8212;I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That paragraph (b) be removed from Senator Hanson-Young's motion.</p>
  • <p>Amendment agreed to.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Stephen Parry</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Hanson-Young, as amended by Senator Moore, be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>