Parliament of Australia · Senate · 19 August 2026

Documents: Prime Minister: order for the production of documents

Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Paterson's motion 624 calling for the production of documents from the Prime Minister, which passed the Senate 26 to 23.

Passed26 yes 23 no

The question put

That general business notice of motion 624 standing in the name of Senator Paterson be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 23 no
23 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes15 yes · 0 no
15 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesChris Gatenby
- YesClaire Chandler
- YesDave Sharma
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
- YesSlade Brockman
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
NationalsAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesBridget McKenzie
- YesMatthew Canavan
- YesRoss Cadell
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network

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.