All Briefing Notes, File Notes, Emails, Correspondence, Or Other Records Of Interaction Held By The Minister And The Minister's Office Regarding A Westbound Overpass On The New England Highway At…

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A Senate Order for Production of Documents from July 2025 required the Department of Infrastructure to table records regarding the Westbound Overpass at Maitland Station on the New England Highway. The Australian Government committed $100 million in full funding to the project through the 2025 Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The department recommended tabling only a project factsheet and a Senate question response (PQ25-00042), while invoking public interest immunity claims to withhold other available documents. The immunity claims covered Cabinet deliberations relating to the government's funding commitment decision and correspondence between Australian and NSW government officials, citing potential harm from disclosure of inter-governmental communications.