Documents presented out of sitting after the Senate adjourned on 5 February 2026

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Documents presented out of sitting

Committee Reports

1. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—State of Australia’s aviation sector and its ability to deliver reliable and affordable services to rural, regional and remote communities: Report on Qantas’ decision to close regional bases in Canberra, Hobart and Mildura—Interim report, dated February 2026. [Received 18 February 2026]
2. Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee—Scrutiny digest 3 of 2026, dated 25 February 2026, and ministerial correspondence. [Received 25 February 2026]
3. Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025 [Provisions]—Report, dated February 2026, and submissions. [Received 26 February 2026]
4. Economics Legislation Committee—Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025 [Provisions]—Report, dated February 2026, and submissions. [Received 26 February 2026]
5. Education and Employment Legislation Committee—Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 [Provisions] and Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 [Provisions]—Progress report, dated 26 February 2026. [Received 26 February 2026]
6. Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Bill 2025 [Provisions] and Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 [Provisions]—Report, dated February 2026, and submissions. [Received 26 February 2026]
7. Education and Employment Legislation Committee—Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 [Provisions] and Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 [Provisions]—Report, dated February 2026, submissions and additional information. [Received 27 February 2026]

Government responses to committee reports

1. Economics Legislation Committee—Report—Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025—Government response, dated February 2026. [Received 19 February 2026]
2. Finance and Public Administration Reference Committee—Report—Supporting the development of sovereign capability in the Australian tech sector—Government response, dated December 2025. [Received 26 February 2026]

Auditor-General’s reports

1. Audit report no. 22 of 2025–26—Performance statements audit—Performance statements of major Australian Government entities — Outcomes from the 2024–25 audit program: Across entities. [Received 19 February 2026]
2. Audit report no. 22 of 2025–26—Performance statements audit—Performance statements of major Australian Government entities — Outcomes from the 2024–25 audit program: Across entities—Corrigendum. [Received 19 February 2026]

Government documents

1. Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2025–26—Department of Veterans’ Affairs. [Received 11 February 2026]
2. Australian Radiation and Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)—Quarterly report for the period 1 April to 30 June 2025. [Received 19 February 2026]
3. Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens Board (The Navy’s Anchorage)—Report for 2024–25. [Received 19 February 2026]
4. Interactive Gambling Act 2001—Statutory review of BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register—Report, dated December 2025. [Received 25 February 2026]
5. Australian Radiation and Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)—Quarterly report for the period 1 July to 30 September 2025. [Received 26 February 2026]
6. Housing Australia Act 2018—Home Guarantee Scheme—Trends and Insights report 2024–25. [Received 26 February 2026]

Responses to orders for the production of documents

1. Estimates briefs—Department of Industry, Science and Resources—

   Order of 4 February 2026 (331)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 10 February 2026, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 12 February 2026]

   Order of 4 February 2026 (333)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 11 February 2026, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 12 February 2026]

2. Question time brief—Department of Industry, Science and Resources—Order of 4 February 2026 (332)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 11 February 2026, providing an interim response to the order. [Received 12 February 2026]
3. Religious discrimination laws—Consultation—Order of 4 February 2026 (328)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 17 February 2026]
4. Artificial intelligence—Advisory body—Order of 3 February 2026 (314)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 18 February 2026, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 23 February 2026]
5. Economic Resilience Program—Order of 3 February 2026 (274)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 20 February 2026, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 23 February 2026]
6. Housing market—Foreign investment ban—Order of 3 February 2026 (316)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 23 February 2026, providing an interim response to the order, and attachment. [Received 23 February 2026]
7. Fair Work Act—Wage theft investigations and proceedings—Order of 3 February 2026 (311)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the Environment and Water (Senator Watt), dated 23 February 2026, responding to the order. [Received 24 February 2026]
8. Fair Work Act—Wage theft investigations and proceedings—Order of 3 February 2026 (312)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), dated 23 February 2026, responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 24 February 2026]
9. Fair Work Act—Wage theft investigations and proceedings—Order of 3 February 2026 (313)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the Environment and Water (Senator Watt), dated 24 February 2026, providing an interim response to the order, and attachment. [Received 25 February 2026]
10. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation—Independent review—Order of 26 November 2025 (282)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 26 February 2026, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachment. [Received 27 February 2026]
11. Online Safety Act 2021—Constitutional validity—Order of 26 November 2025 (284)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) responding to the order and maintaining a public interest immunity claim, and attachment. [Received 27 February 2026]

Returns to order

1. Australian Research Council—Grant recommendations—Letter of advice pursuant to the order of the Senate of 27 February 2020—January 2026. [Received 6 February 2026]
2. Department of Home Affairs—Protection visas—Statement pursuant to the order of the Senate of 14 November 2019—

December 2025. [Received 27 February 2026]

January 2026. [Received 27 February 2026]

Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 12 February 2026]

Departmental and agency grants

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 12 February 2026]

Entity contracts

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 26 February 2026]

Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 17 February 2026]

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 24 February 2026]

Education portfolio. [Received 20 February 2026]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 13 February 2026]

Finance portfolio. [Received 25 February 2026]

Home Affairs portfolio. [Received 19 February 2026]

Industry, Science and Resources portfolio—Resources. [Received 26 February 2026]

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. [Received 26 February 2026]

Social Services portfolio. [Received 25 February 2026]

Indexed lists of departmental and agency files

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio—

Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency portfolio. [Received 6 February 2026]

General portfolio. [Received 11 February 2026]

Finance portfolio. [Received 25 February 2026]

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts portfolio. [Received 23 February 2026]

Social Services portfolio. [Received 27 February 2026]

Estimates hearings—Unanswered questions on notice

Finance portfolio. [Received 17 February 2026]