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1. What was proposedAndrew BarrLabor · Minister
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   That this Assembly resolves that consistent with reporting requirements for Executive Members: (1) non-executive MLAs will publish, on the Legislative Assembly website, each quarter, information on their externally sponsored and Assembly related and funded travel commencing from the start of the 11th Assembly; (2) non-executive MLAs will publish, on the Legislative Assembly website, each quarter, their diaries setting out all reportable meetings, events and functions attended by non-executive MLAs that relate to their responsibilities as Members commencing from the start of the 11th Assembly. This does not include personal and family matters; electorate or party political matters; media interviews or recordings; any scheduled meeting or event that the Member did not actually attend; or any information which might disclose personal details about an individual, affect a court case, or disclose information about security, public safety, or law enforcement; and (3) the Speaker will table a breakdown of non-executive staffing expenditure for the current and last four financial years, including staffing expenditure per non-executive office (including his own), staffing expenditure per pledged resourcing arrangement, and any other staffing expenditure within 28 calendar days.

2. Proposed changeLeanne CastleyLiberal · Opposition9 April 2025

   Grouped by key words as: rewrote the proposal, added reporting or consultation, turned an action into a review, added conditions.

   The exact wording of this change

   Omit all text after “That this Assembly”, substitute: “(1) notes that: (a) information about non-executive entitlements are published both as disallowable instruments and in the Annual Reports of the Office of the Legislative Assembly, which is appropriate; and (b) information about executive staffing entitlements are not published in the same form or to the same standard, which undermines transparency and accountability; (2) further notes that: (a) the Assembly has called for the Integrity Commissioner to undertake an inquiry into lobbying and for the Government to ensure appropriate funding be provided for this work; and (b) the Government has failed to provide the Assembly with any assurance that the funding has been or will be provided in this year’s Budget; (3) directs the Chief Minister to: (a) publish information on executive staff expenditure, in a format consistent with the Assembly’s reporting of non-executive staff expenditure, in all future Annual Reports of the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate; (b) make a statement in the Assembly immediately after this motion, and if appropriate funding for the lobbying inquiry will be provided in this year’s Budget; (c) if no decision has been made, the Chief Minister’s statement must include the day (or days) when the decision will be made and, once such a decision has been made, the Chief Minister must provide the Speaker with a statement outlining the decision and the funding to be provided, which the Speaker must make available to MLAs; and (4) calls on the Standing Committee on the Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders to consider holding an inquiry into any findings or recommendations of the Integrity Commissioner’s inquiry into lobbying once it has reported and, as part of that inquiry, consider issues regarding the accessibility and detail of the diaries of executive and non-executive MLAs; consistent with Latimer House principles.”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Some of its wording is in the final text.

3. Change to Leanne Castley's changeThomas EmersonIndependent · Crossbench9 April 2025

   Turned a full replacement of the Treasurer's motion into an addition, so the original wording stayed. A later amendment reversed this. Our summary, review in progress

   The exact wording of this change

   to Ms Castley’s proposed amendment: Omit “Omit all text after ‘That this Assembly’, substitute”, substitute: “After paragraph (3), add”. Debate continued. Debate adjourned (Ms Tough) and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Agreed, but its wording isn't in the final text (changed later).

4. Change to Thomas Emerson's changeAndrew BraddockGreens · Crossbench9 April 2025

   Grouped by key words as: rewrote the proposal, added reporting or consultation, added conditions.

   The exact wording of this change

   to Mr Emerson’s proposed amendment to Ms Castley’s proposed amendment: Omit “After paragraph (3), add”, substitute: “Omit all text after ‘That this Assembly’, insert: (1) notes that: (a) information about non-executive entitlements are published both as disallowable instruments and in the Annual Reports of the Office of the Legislative Assembly, which is appropriate; and (b) information about executive staffing entitlements are not published in the same form or to the same standard, which undermines transparency and accountability; (2) further notes that: (a) the Assembly has called for the Integrity Commissioner to undertake an inquiry into lobbying and for the Government to ensure appropriate funding be provided for this work; and (b) the Government has failed to provide the Assembly with any assurance that the funding has been or will be provided in this year’s Budget; (3) directs the Chief Minister to: (a) publish information on executive staff expenditure, in a format consistent with the Assembly’s reporting of non-executive staff expenditure, in all future Annual Reports of the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate; (b) make a statement in the Assembly immediately after this motion, and if appropriate funding for the lobbying inquiry will be provided in this year’s Budget; and (c) if no decision has been made, the Chief Minister’s statement must include the day (or days) when the decision will be made and, once such a decision has been made, the Chief Minister must provide the Speaker with a statement outlining the decision and the funding to be provided, which the Speaker must make available to Members; (4) requests the Standing Committee on the Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders to undertake an inquiry into the issues surrounding transparency arrangements for Members, such as: (a) the publication, each quarter, of information on Members’ externally sponsored and Assembly related and funded travel; (b) the publication, each quarter, of Members’ diaries setting out all reportable meetings, events and functions attended that relate to their responsibilities as Members taking into consideration the potential for: (i) retrospective commencement from the start of the 11 th Assembly; (ii) the preclusion of personal and family matters; electorate or party political matters; media interviews or recordings; any scheduled meeting or event that the Member did not actually attend; or any information which might disclose personal details about an individual, affect a court case, or disclose information about security, public safety, or law enforcement; (iii) appropriate protections for whistleblowers, privacy, or sensitive information; and (iv) implementing any findings and recommendations arising from any Integrity Commissioner’s inquiry into lobbying; (c) the publication of Members’ staffing expenditure; and (d) any other relevant matters; and (5) calls on the Speaker to table a breakdown of non-executive staffing expenditure for the current and last four financial years, including staffing expenditure per non- executive office (including his own), staffing expenditure per pledged resourcing arrangement, and any other staffing expenditure within 28 calendar days.”.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Some of its wording is in the final text.

5. Change to Andrew Braddock's changeAndrew BarrLabor · Minister9 April 2025

   Grouped by key words as: added a new call or point, changed a date or deadline, added reporting or consultation.

   The exact wording of this change

   to Mr Braddock’s proposed amendment to Mr Emerson’s proposed amendment to Ms Castley’s proposed amendment: After paragraph (4)(d), insert: “(e) provide an interim report by the last sitting day in September 2025;”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Some of its wording is in the final text.

6. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

   Decided on the voices: no individual votes were recorded, so this doesn’t show that every MLA agreed.

   Final agreed wording, with changes marked

   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) information about non-executive entitlements are published both as disallowable instruments and in the Annual Reports of the Office of the Legislative Assembly, which is appropriate; and (b) information about executive staffing entitlements are not published in the same form or to the same standard, which undermines transparency and accountability; (2) further notes that: (c) the Assembly has called for the Integrity Commissioner to undertake an inquiry into lobbying and for the Government to ensure appropriate funding be provided for this work; and (d) the Government has failed to provide the Assembly with any assurance that the funding has been or will be provided in this year’s Budget; (3) directs the Chief Minister to: (a) publish information on executive staff expenditure, in a format consistent with the Assembly’s reporting of non-executive staff expenditure, in all future Annual Reports of the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate; (b) make a statement in the Assembly immediately after this motion, and if appropriate funding for the lobbying inquiry will be provided in this year’s Budget; and (c) if no decision has been made, the Chief Minister’s statement must include the day (or days) when the decision will be made and, once such a decision has been made, the Chief Minister must provide the Speaker with a statement outlining the decision and the funding to be provided, which the Speaker must make available to Members; (4) requests the Standing Committee on the Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders to: (a) undertake an inquiry into the issues surrounding transparency arrangements for Members, such as: (i) the publication, each quarter, of information on Members’ externally sponsored and Assembly related and funded travel; (ii) the publication, each quarter, of Members’ diaries setting out all reportable meetings, events and functions attended that relate to their responsibilities as Members taking into consideration the potential for: (A) retrospective commencement from the start of the 11 th Assembly; (B) the preclusion of personal and family matters; electorate or party political matters; media interviews or recordings; any scheduled meeting or event that the Member did not actually attend; or any information which might disclose personal details about an individual, affect a court case, or disclose information about security, public safety, or law enforcement; (C) appropriate protections for whistleblowers, privacy, or sensitive information; and (D) implementing any findings and recommendations arising from any Integrity Commissioner’s inquiry into lobbying; (iii) the publication of Members’ staffing expenditure; and (iv) any other relevant matters; and (b) provide an interim report by the last sitting day in September 2025; and (5) calls on the Speaker to table a breakdown of non-executive staffing expenditure for the current and last four financial years, including staffing expenditure per non- executive office (including his own), staffing expenditure per pledged resourcing arrangement, and any other staffing expenditure within 28 calendar days.

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