House debates
Monday, 24 May 2010
- (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, and in accordance with standing order 207, I present the following petitions: - Responses (1 speech)
The following ministerial responses to petitions have been received: - Responses; Indigenous Deaths
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 19 November 2009 regarding a petition submitted for the Committee’s consideration concerning the death in custody of Mr Ward. The petition states... - Responses; Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 26 November 2009 concerning the submission of a petition relating to the proposal to relocate Grey-headed Flying-foxes from the Royal Botanic Gardens,... - Responses; Immigration
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 26 November 2009, concerning your request for a response to the petition submitted for the consideration of the Standing Committee on Petitions,... - Responses; National School Chaplaincy
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 February 2010, concerning two recently submitted petitions about ongoing funding for the National School Chaplaincy Program. I apologise for the... - Responses; Trade: Live Animal Exports
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your correspondence of 10 February 2009 on behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions concerning a petition about livestock exports. The Australian Government... - Responses; Human Rights: Falun Gong
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 10 February 2010 about a petition recently submitted for the consideration of the Standing Committee on Petitions on the arrest of Falun Gong... - Responses; Renewable Energy
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 10 February 2010 to the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, concerning a petition on clean energy... - Responses; Religious Persecution
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter dated 10 February 2010 about a petition submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding apostasy laws. The Australian Government shares the... - Responses; Whaling
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 10 February 2010 about a petition recently considered by the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding Japanese whaling. The Australian Government is... - Responses; Climate Change
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 10 February 2010 concerning a petition in regard to climate change financing for developing countries. Climate change is one of the greatest social,... - Responses; China: Child Adoption
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 February 2010, concerning a petition submitted on 8 February 2010 to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding a request to allow a Chinese... - Responses; Camden Airport
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 February 2010 concerning a petition regarding the draft Master Plan for Camden Airport. My Department provides comments on draft Master Plans for... - Responses; Human Rights: Falun Gong
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 February 2010 about a petition recently submitted for the consideration of the Standing Committee on Petitions on persecution of Falun Gong in... - Responses; National Archives of Australia
Dear Mrs Irwin Thank you for your letter of 11 February 2010 regarding a petition submitted to the Standing Committee on Petitions on the proposed closure of the National Archives of Australia... - Responses; Administration of Justice
Dear Mrs Irwin I refer to your letter dated 18 March 2009 seeking a written response to a petition submitted to your Committee regarding a Section 72(ii) process under the Constitution. Section... - Statements (1 speech)
Tonight, I am pleased to take the opportunity to report to the House about recent activities of the Standing Committee on Petitions as it followed up matters relating to petitions. The standing...
