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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 23 September 2026 · Integrity and democracy

Production of documents

Voting yes supported a Council motion requiring the Leader of the Government to deliver outstanding documents to the Clerk by a set deadline, with a contempt finding to follow if not complied with.

Passed24 yes 15 no

The question put

That this house: (1) notes that the Council has afforded the government substantial time to comply with production of documents orders, and as at Tuesday 22 September 2026: (a) 46 orders for the production of documents remain outstanding past their due date without any substantive response, other than claims of insufficient time; (b) of the 1535 documents identified, 630 have been withheld in full; (2) requires the Leader of the Government to cause all documents required by the resolutions identified in paragraph (1), together with any returns required by standing orders 10.02 and 10.03, to be delivered to the Clerk by 9:30 am on Thursday 24 September 2026; (3) permits that, in the event that paragraph (2) is not complied with, the Council will, at the conclusion of formal business on Thursday 24 September 2026: (a) give precedence for a non-government member to move, without leave, ‘That this house: (i) finds the Leader of the Government guilty of a contempt of the Council for failing, on behalf of the government, to comply with resolutions of the Council requiring the production of documents; (ii) suspends standing order 8.04(3) relating to statements by ministers for the remaind

How each party voted

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 Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.