The Victorian government is refusing to release the controversial East West Link contracts despite two Liberal bids to force them out in state parliament.
The Labor government rejected a move from Opposition Leader Matthew Guy to table the contracts for the $6.8 billion road tunnel on Thursday.
Labor also ignored a midday deadline from the upper house, which voted to force the government to release the documents.
Attorney-General Martin Pakula said the Thursday deadline for producing the contracts did not allow the government enough time.
"The government will endeavour to respond as soon as possible," Mr Pakula said in a letter to the upper house.
Labor promised to dump the East West Link, meaning Victoria could pay up to $1.1 billion in compensation to the East West Connect building consortium.
Treasurer Tim Pallas said the contract would be released soon, but promised former coalition government members would be embarrassed when the public finally saw it.
"We're going to do you slowly," Mr Pallas said, quoting former prime minister Paul Keating in parliament.
Premier Daniel Andrews promised to release the contracts once elected.
Mr Guy said Mr Andrews was defying the Victorian people by refusing to release the contracts as he said he would.
"It's really quite extraordinary that the parliament of Victoria has to force a government to keep its key election promise," he told reporters.
Leader of the government in the upper house, Gavin Jennings, could face sanctions - including temporary expulsion - if the contracts are not provided to MPs.
"The government will make an assessment, based on the interests of the people of Victoria, what documents we will release and it is our intention to release many documents," Mr Jennings told reporters.
Negotiations between the state government and East West Connect about the future of the project are continuing.
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