Documents presented out of sitting after the Senate adjourned on 4 September 2025

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Documents presented out of sitting

Committee reports

1. Community Affairs References Committee—Aged care service delivery—Progress report, dated 11 September 2025. [Received 11 September 2025]
2. Environment and Communications References Committee—Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code and under 16 social media ban—Progress report, dated 11 September 2025. [Received 11 September 2025]
3. Senators’ Interests—Standing Committee—Register of Senators’ Interests incorporating statements of registrable interests and notifications of alterations lodged between 1 July and 19 August 2025. [Received 18 September 2025]
4. Education and Employment Legislation Committee—Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers—Interim report, dated September 2025. [Received 19 September 2025]
5. Economics References Committee—Micro-competition opportunities—Progress report, dated 24 September 2025. [Received 24 September 2025]
6. Appropriations, Staffing and Security—Standing Committee—Annual report for 2024-25, dated September 2025. [Certified 25 September 2025]

Government responses to committee reports

1. Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Report—Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024—Government response, dated September 2025. [Received 25 September 2025]
2. Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Report—Defence honours and awards system—Government response, dated 19 September 2025. [Received 25 September 2025]

Government documents

1. NBN Co Limited—Report for 2024–25. [Received 5 September 2025]
2. Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee—2024 regional telecommunications review: Connecting communities, reaching every region—Government response, dated September 2025. [Received 18 September 2025]
3. International Air Services Commission—Report for 2024-25. [Received 22 September 2025]
4. Regional Investment Corporation—Report for 2024-25. [Received 22 September 2025]
5. Australian National Audit Office—Report for 2024-25. [Received 23 September 2025]
6. Remuneration Tribunal—Report for 2024-25. [Received 26 September 2025]

Returns to order

1. Australian Research Council—Grant recommendations—Letter of advice pursuant to the order of the Senate of 27 February 2020—August 2025. [Received 5 September 2025]
2. Glencore Australia; Whyalla Steelworks sale process; Ministerial visit to the United States of America; Ministerial submissions—Orders of 2 September 2025 (131 to 137)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 5 September 2025, responding to the orders. [Received 8 September 2025]
3. Survey of income and housing 2023-24—Order of 27 August 2025 (109)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 5 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 8 September 2025]
4. Australian Securities and Investments Commission—Travel expenditure—Order of 4 September 2025 (165)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 9 September 2025, responding to the order. [Received 10 September 2025]
5. Department of Home Affairs—Protection visas—Statement pursuant to the order of the Senate of 14 November 2019—August 2025. [Received 11 September 2025]
6. Music and art therapy review—Order of 26 August 2025 (98)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Senator McAllister), dated 10 September 2025, responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 11 September 2025]
7. NDIS pricing—Final report—Order of 26 August 2025 (97)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Senator McAllister), dated 12 September 2025, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachment. [Received 15 September 2025]
8. Resourcing in Parliamentarian Offices—Review—Order of 28 August 2025 (123)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 15 September 2025]
9. Bail and remand reports—Order of 2 September 2025 (144)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims and attachment. [Received 17 September 2025]
10. Bail and remand reports—Order of 2 September 2025 (145)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Indigenous Australians (Senator McCarthy), dated 11 September 2025, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 17 September 2025]
11. Freedom of information—Order of 3 September 2025 (155)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 17 September 2025]
12. National Access to Justice Partnership—Order of 3 September 2025 (147)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 17 September 2025]
13. Survey of Income and Housing—Order of 2 September 2025 (139)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 17 September 2025, responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 22 September 2025]
14. Glencore Australia—Correspondence—Order of 2 September 2025 (131)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims. [received 24 September 2025]
15. Ministerial submissions—Order of 2 September 2025 (134)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 24 September 2025]
16. Ministerial submissions—Order of 2 September 2025 (135)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 24 September 2025]
17. Ministerial submissions—Order of 2 September 2025 (137)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 24 September 2025]
18. Whyalla Steelworks—Order of 2 September 2025 (132)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims. [Received 24 September 2025]
19. United States—Ministerial visit—Order of 2 September 2025 (133)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 18 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 26 September 2025]

Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 17 September 2025]

Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 18 September 2025]

Education portfolio—Early Childhood Education and Youth. [Received 23 September 2025]

Industry, Science and Resources portfolio—Resources. [Received 23 September 2025]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 24 September 2025]

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio—

Climate Change and Energy. [Received 25 September 2025]

Environment and Water. [Received 26 September 2025]

Finance portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Home Affairs portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Departmental and agency grants

Industry, Science and Resources portfolio—Resources. [Received 23 September 2025]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 24 September 2025]

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 25 September 2025]

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Finance portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Home Affairs portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Entity contracts

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 8 September 2025]                                           

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. [Received 15 September 2025]

Defence Housing Australia. [Received 17 September 2025]

Estimates hearings—Unanswered questions on notice

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio—

Northern Australia. [Received 5 September 2025]

Arts. [Received 17 September 2025]

Communications and Sport. [Received 19 September 2025]

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. [Received 26 September 2025]

Defence portfolio—Department of Veterans’ Affairs. [Received 17 September 2025]

Industry, Science and Resources portfolio—Resources. [Received 23 September 2025]

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio—

Australian Public Service Commission. [Received 23 September 2025]

Workplace Gender Equality Agency. [Received 23 September 2025]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 24 September 2025]

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 25 September 2025]

Finance portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Home Affairs portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Social Services portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Former ministers—meetings

Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 17 September 2025]

Industry, Science and resources portfolio—Resources. [Received 23 September 2025]

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio—

General portfolio. [Received 19 September 2025]

Northern Australia. [Received 23 September 2025]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 24 September 2025]

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 25 September 2025]

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Finance portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]

Indexed lists of departmental and agency files

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 8 September 2025]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio—Safe Work Australia. [Received 17 September 2025]