Susan Templeman (Macquarie, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present the 10th report of the Petitions Committee for the 47th Parliament.

The report read as follows—

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PETITIONS COMMITTEE

REPORT No. 10

Petitions and Ministerial Responses

22 May 2023

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Chair Ms Susan Templeman MP

Deputy Chair Mr Ross Vasta MP

Mr Sam Birrell MP

Ms Alison Byrnes MP

Ms Lisa Chesters MP

Mr Garth Hamilton MP

Ms Tracy Roberts MP

Ms Meryl Swanson MP

Report summarising the petitions and ministerial responses being presented.

The committee met in private session in the 47th Parliament on 12 April 2023 and 10 May 2023.

1. The committee resolved to present the following 33 petitions in accordance with standing order 207:

Petitions certified on 12 April 2023

From 7 petitioners—regarding corrupt elections (EN4977)

From 14 petitioners—regarding the Reserve Bank of Australia (EN4978)

From 176 petitioners—regarding parliamentary democracy in Pakistan (EN4979)

From 9 petitioners—requesting the banning of euthanasia in Australia (EN4980)

From 4 petitioners—requesting the condensing of degrees down to minimum years (EN4982)

From 16 petitioners—requesting the abandonment of the production and use of fossil fuels (EN4984)

From 6 petitioners—requesting support for South Australian midwifery and nursing students (EN4985)

From 1212 petitioners—requesting the abolition of additional language testing for Australian education and training graduates (EN4987)

From 9 petitioners—requesting the abolition of State governments in Australia (EN4990)

From 13569 petitioners—regarding protected identity for veterans and their families (EN4991)

From 16 petitioners—regarding low emission coal power (EN4992)

From 12 petitioners—requesting Trikafta approval for 6-11 year olds in Australia (EN4994)

From 14 petitioners—regarding the deportation of an Australian permanent resident of 54 years standing (EN4995)

From 302 petitioners—requesting the banning of gambling advertising on television, radio and online (EN4998)

From 1322 petitioners—regarding the review for processing time for BIIP (EN4999)

From 62 petitioners—requesting a Royal Commission into Covid-19 prevention measures (EN5000)

From 217 petitioners—requesting a better visa pathway for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents (EN5001)

From 620 petitioners—regarding the wind farm off the coast of Port Stephens (EN5004)

From 14 petitioners—requesting Federal Members of Parliament, Senators and Prime Ministers to pass a cognitive test (EN5008)

From 171 petitioners—regarding the signing of the WHO pandemic prevention, preparedness and response accord (EN5009)

From 4 petitioners—requesting the charging of a $2000.00 fine for unsolicited pictures (EN5010)

From 11 petitioners—requesting a Voice for the transgender community (EN5011)

From 5 petitioners—requesting the banning of mobile phones for kids under 16 (EN5013)

From 8 petitioners—regarding the removal of testicles to be recognised as a woman in law (EN5014)

From 11 petitioners—regarding human rights issues in China (EN5016)

From 36 petitioners—requesting the backdating of the commencement date of the age pension (EN5020)

From 163 petitioners—regarding the unfair feed-in tariff rate (EN5021)

From 21 petitioners—requesting the increasing of the minimum wage for under 18s (EN5023)

From 121 petitioners—regarding land homes farms staying in Australia hands (EN5024)

From 25 petitioners—requesting that a national firearms registernot be created (EN5026)

From 139 petitioners—requesting an inquiry into the WHO pandemic treaty (EN5028)

From 572 petitioners—requesting a public referendum on rejecting amendments to the International Health Regulation (EN5029)

From 62 petitioners—requesting the inclusion of remuneration, with superannuation listed separately in job advertisements (EN5030)

2. The following 34 ministerial responses to petitions were received:

Ministerial responses received by the Committee on 10 May 2023

From the Minister for Finance to a petition requesting the development and enforcement of a code of conduct for the Parliament of Australia (EN2597)

From the Minister for Emergency Management to a petition requesting the reintroduction of COVID-19 supplement payments for people on Australian Government income support (EN2954)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition requesting the government to introduce Magnitsky-style sanctions legislation (EN3036)

From the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to a petition regarding accommodation standards for workers in the Seasonal Worker Programme and the Pacific Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme (EN3223)

From the Minister for Communications to a petition requesting a full size Macrocell mobile phone tower or equivalent for Tarrawingee (EN3946)

From the Minister for Home Affairs to a petition requesting that the Australian Government designate the United Russia Party as a terrorist organisation, ban members of the United Russia Party from entering Australia, freeze their assets in international jurisdictions and nominate the Ukrainian humanitarian aid organisation as a benefactor of such assets transfer (EN4088)

From the Minister for Finance to a petition requesting to stop the Digital Identity Legislation and cease attempts to mandate Digital ID via myGov (EN4090 and EN4588)

From the Minister for Home Affairs to a petition requesting that the Australian Government designate the Russian Government and its armed forces as terrorist organisations for the purposes of the Criminal Code Act 1995(EN4333)

From the Minister for Home Affairs to a petition regarding Australian women and children in northeast Syria (EN4526)

From the Minister for Home Affairs to a petition requesting that the Australian Government designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995(EN4547)

From the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury to a petition requesting to make diesel cheaper than unleaded petrol (EN4551)

From the Minister for Home Affairs to a petition requesting that the Australian Government designate the current Russian Government as a terrorist regime (EN4562)

From the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury to a petition regarding Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) fees for Regional Visa holders (EN4599)

From the Minister for Sport to a petition regarding a Royal Commission into abuse in sports (EN4603)

From the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury to a petition regarding the diversity of Australian owned products within the food and grocery sector (EN4636)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting more flexible aged care services for small rural facilities (EN4652)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting to substitute the Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI) and supervision for the Australian Medical Council's (AMC's) clinical examination as a pathway to general registration for international medical graduates (IMGs) (EN4677)

From the Minister for Early Childhood Education to a petition regarding early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers charging fees when children are absent due to illness (EN4680)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding the question of Palestinian Statehood (EN4681)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting to restore funding for PCR testing (EN4688)

From the Minister for Emergency Management to a petition regarding disaster relief funding for the local government area of Cabonne in NSW (EN4701)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding regulation over private alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment centres (EN4704)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding China's application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) (EN4711)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding medicinal use of marijuana in Australia (EN4713)

From the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to a petition regarding changes to sick leave (EN4716)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting the Australian Government to reverse the $0.50 indexation of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) concessional card co-payment (EN4744)

From the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to a petition regarding revised requirements for the importation of dogs and cats into Australia (EN4756)

From the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to a petition regarding rail freight electrification (EN4759)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition requesting increased Australian military support to Ukraine (EN4763)

From the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister to a petition requesting the Australian Government change the Australian National Anthem to 'I Am Australian' (EN4766)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting to ban companies convicted of carrying out illegal gain-of-function research (EN4775)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting to restrict energy drink sales for persons under 16 years of age (EN4778)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition regarding the cancellation of the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) in the Ceduna region (EN4783)

From the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to a petition regarding the 'Sealing Roads in the Dandenong Ranges and Surrounds (Sealing Roads) projects' (EN4785)

Ms Susan Templeman MP

Chair—Petitions Committee

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