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senate vote 2019-11-27#2
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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">Anne Urquhart</p><p>I, and also on behalf of Senators O'Neill and McCarthy, move:</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.</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-11-27.159.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Anne Urquhart](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/anne_urquhart) (Labor), 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.*
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- > *(2) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, by 5pm on 28 November 2019, all legal advice that has been received by the Government, the Department of Human Services, or Services Australia, relating to the 2015-16 Budget Measure 'Better Management of the Social Welfare System', the Online Compliance Intervention (OCI), the Employment Income Confirmation (EIC), and the Check and Update Past Information (CUPI), known as the 'Online Compliance Programme'.*
<p class="italic">(2) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, by 5pm on 28 November 2019, all legal advice that has been received by the Government, the Department of Human Services, or Services Australia, relating to the 2015-16 Budget Measure 'Better Management of the Social Welfare System', the Online Compliance Intervention (OCI), the Employment Income Confirmation (EIC), and the Check and Update Past Information (CUPI), known as the 'Online 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>As with the last motion, the opposition is asking the government to provide legal advice. It is the longstanding convention followed by governments of both political persuasions not to disclose the fact 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. 290 be agreed to.</p>
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