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Title

  • Documents Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Order for the Production of Documents
  • Documents - Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Order for the Production of Documents

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>I'm now going to put the substantive motion as moved by Senator Chandler.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2024-02-27.140.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Claire Chandler](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/claire_chandler) (Liberal), which means it passed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
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  • > *(a) notes that on 28 November 2023, the Senate agreed to order for production of documents no. 405, which required the tabling of:*
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  • >> *(i) the Statement of Reasons document held by the Attorney-General's Department relating to a terrorist organisation listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps prepared in January 2023, and*
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  • >> *(ii) the 'Nomination Form—Criminal Code' held by the Attorney-General's Department relating to a terrorist organisation listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps prepared in January 2023;*
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  • > *(b) notes that, on 30 November 2023, the Attorney-General made a public interest immunity claim in relation to the documents sought, stating that the production of the documents "would, or might reasonably be expected to, disclose information that would be damaging to Australia's national security"; and*
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  • > *(c) orders the Minister representing the Attorney-General to provide to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, on a confidential basis, by midday, Thursday, 29 February 2024, a copy of the documents that were the subject of the order agreed to on 28 November 2023.*
  • <p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 472, standing in the name of Senators Birmingham, Paterson and Chandler and moved by Senator Chandler, be agreed to.</p>
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