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senate vote 2021-02-17#7
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2021-02-19 14:46:18
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Title
Documents — Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability; Order for the Production of Documents- Documents - Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability - Produce documents
Description
<p class="speaker">Jordon Steele-John</p><p>I move</p><p class="italic">That there be laid on the table, by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 10.30am on Monday, 22 February 2021:</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-02-17.143.2) introduced by WA Senator [Jordon Steele-John](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/jordon_steele-john) (Greens), which means it succeeded.
- ### Motion text
- > *That there be laid on the table, by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 10.30am on Monday, 22 February 2021:*
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- > *(a) all documents and correspondence between the Attorney-General's Department and the Attorney-General and his office relating to the planning, drafting and introduction of legislation seeking to amend the Royal Commissions Act 1902 to extend confidentiality protections for people giving evidence to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability; and*
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- > *(b) all documents and correspondence between the Attorney-General's Department and the Attorney-General and his office relating to the letter sent by the Chair of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability, Ronald Sackville AO QC, on 14 February 2020 and the subsequent interim report commentary in October 2020 requesting the change to the Royal Commissions Act 1902 to assure confidentiality provisions for witnesses and people giving evidence to the commission.*
<p class="italic">(a) all documents and correspondence between the Attorney-General's Department and the Attorney-General and his office relating to the planning, drafting and introduction of legislation seeking to amend the <i>Royal Commissions Act 1902</i> to extend confidentiality protections for people giving evidence to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability; and</p><p class="italic">(b) all documents and correspondence between the Attorney-General's Department and the Attorney-General and his office relating to the letter sent by the Chair of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability, Ronald Sackville AO QC, on 14 February 2020 and the subsequent interim report commentary in October 2020 requesting the change to the <i>Royal Commissions Act 1902</i> to assure confidentiality provisions for witnesses and people giving evidence to the commission.</p> <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p><p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p> <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p><p>The government is committed to ensuring that people with disability are fully engaged with this nationally significant inquiry. As part of this commitment, the government is committed to introducing comprehensive confidentiality protections in the Autumn 2020-21 parliamentary sittings. The government's focus is on progressing these important legislative amendments, and this motion will divert resources from this important work.</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 997, standing in the name of Senator Steele-John, be agreed to.</p>
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