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senate vote 2019-11-27#1
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Documents — Pensions and Benefits; Order for the Production of Documents- Documents - Pensions and Benefits - Order for the Production of Documents
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<p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p><p>I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 284 standing in my name for today proposing an order for the production of documents concerning the income and compliance program.</p><p>Leave granted.</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-11-27.156.3) introduced by WA Senator [Rachel Siewert](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/rachel_siewert) (Greens), which means it passed.
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- > *(1) That the Senate notes that legal professional privilege is not a recognised ground for refusing to provide information to the Senate, and*
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- > *(2) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, by 10 am on 28 November 2019, any legal advice received by the Government, or Services Australia (Department of Human Services), relating to the decision to stop relying solely on income-averaging processes to raise debts under the Income Compliance Programme.*
<p>I move the motion as amended:</p><p class="italic">(1) That the Senate notes that legal professional privilege is not a recognised ground for refusing to provide information to the Senate, and</p><p class="italic">(2) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, by 10 am on 28 November 2019, any legal advice received by the Government, or Services Australia (Department of Human Services), relating to the decision to stop relying solely on income-averaging processes to raise debts under the Income Compliance Programme.</p> <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p><p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p> <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p><p>Senator Siewert has asked the government to provide legal advice. It is the longstanding convention, followed by governments of both political persuasions, not to disclose the facts or content of legal advice. The government intends to follow this convention.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question is that motion No. 284 be agreed to.</p>
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