senate vote 2023-10-18#11
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Documents — Attorney-General's Department; Order for the Production of Documents
- Documents - Attorney-General's Department - Order for the Production of Documents
Description
<p class="speaker">David Shoebridge</p>
<p>I move:</p>
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- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-10-18.161.1) introduced by NSW Senator [David Shoebridge](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/david_shoebridge) (Greens), which means it passed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than midday on 1 November 2023:*
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- > *(a) the following details of all parole decisions in each month since January 2022 to present:*
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- >> *(i) the total number of parole applications decided,*
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- >> *(ii) the total number of parole applications granted, and the total number refused, and*
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- >> *(iii) for each application that was decided:*
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- >>> *(A) the state or territory the application relates to,*
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- >>> *(B) the dates the decision was made,*
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- >>> *(C) if the decision made was to grant parole, whether the decision was made by a departmental official or the Attorney-General, and*
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- >>> *(D) if the decision was made by the Attorney-General, whether the decision followed the recommendation provided by the Department;*
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- > *(b) any briefings, reports, guidelines or other policy documents relating to the delegation of parole decisions by the Attorney-General from 1 January 2022 to date; and*
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- > *(c) once received by the Clerk or the President, documents returned and any correspondence responding to the order shall be deemed to have been presented to the Senate, and publication of the documents is authorised.*
<p class="italic">That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than midday on 1 November 2023:</p>
<p class="italic">(a) the following details of all parole decisions in each month since January 2022 to present:</p>
<p class="italic">(i) the total number of parole applications decided,</p>
<p class="italic">(ii) the total number of parole applications granted, and the total number refused, and</p>
<p class="italic">(iii) for each application that was decided:</p>
<p class="italic">(A) the state or territory the application relates to,</p>
<p class="italic">(B) the dates the decision was made,</p>
<p class="italic">(C) if the decision made was to grant parole, whether the decision was made by a departmental official or the Attorney-General, and</p>
<p class="italic">(D) if the decision was made by the Attorney-General, whether the decision followed the recommendation provided by the Department;</p>
<p class="italic">(b) any briefings, reports, guidelines or other policy documents relating to the delegation of parole decisions by the Attorney-General from 1 January 2022 to date; and</p>
<p class="italic">(c) once received by the Clerk or the President, documents returned and any correspondence responding to the order shall be deemed to have been presented to the Senate, and publication of the documents is authorised.</p>
<p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
<p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 358 standing in the name of Senator Shoebridge be agreed to.</p>
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