Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Early childhood education and care

The Clerk: I table a third letter from the Attorney-General dated 25 July 2025 in response to a resolution of the Council of 18 June 2025 on the motion of Ms Gray-Barberio related to early childhood education. The letter states that the date for production does not allow sufficient time to respond and that the government will endeavour to provide a final response to the order as soon as possible.

David Davis: On a point of order, President, one of those letters from the Leader of the Government dealt with the matters around planning documents. Those requests were also requests that were tendered at the inquiry, the select committee into –

The PRESIDENT: It is not time for a debate.

David Davis: Well, no. President, the claim that this government has not had time to search for those is clearly not true, because the documents were requested much earlier.

The PRESIDENT: I think you are debating the response. The vehicle you clearly have if you want is to move a motion to take note of the minister’s response at the next day of meeting. That will be on the notice paper.

David Davis: I will certainly avail myself of that point, President, but there is also a point of order where a statement has been made which is patently not true.

The PRESIDENT: I think the vehicle is the substantive motion as well if you believe the letter is misleading the house.

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (14:53): I move:

That the letters just tabled regarding document provision be taken into account on the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.

Anasina GRAY-BARBERIO (Northern Metropolitan) (14:54): I move:

That the letter from the Attorney-General in response to the production of documents motion related to early childhood education be taken into consideration on the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.