Parliament of Australia · Senate · 3 February 2026

Documents: Artificial Intelligence: order for the production of documents

Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to general business notice of motion No. 314 by Senator Payman, which concerns the production of documents on artificial intelligence.

Passed39 yes 23 no

The question put

That general business notice of motion No. 314 standing in the name of Senator Payman be agreed to.

Crossed the floor: Tammy Tyrrell (Labor, voted yes).

How each party voted

LaborMostly no1 yes · 23 no
24 members
- YesTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes17 yes · 0 no
17 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
- YesSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes7 yes · 0 no
7 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesBridget McKenzieNationals
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesRalph BabetUnited Australia Party

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Australia, read through the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.