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

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

The report read as follows

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PETITIONS COMMITTEE

REPORT No. 3

Petitions and Ministerial Responses

28 November 2022

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 26 Oc tober 2022, 9 November 2022 and 23 November 2022.

1. The committee resolved to present the following 50 petitions in accordance with standing order 207:

Petitions certified on 26 October 2022

From 10 petitioners—requesting a ban on all anime (Japanese animation) from being digitally transmitted (EN4484)

From 29 petitioners—requesting no GP fees (EN4485)

From 22 petitioners—requesting the inclusion of child care worker occupation into the skilled occupation list (EN4490)

From 500 petitioners—requesting action on the genocidal war in Tigray (EN4491)

From 14 petitioners—requesting an Australian republic (EN4493)

From 2 petitioners—requesting the legal age for owning a mobile phone be 18 years (EN4495)

From 592 petitioners—requesting redress for survivors of child sex abuse in gymnastics (EN4498)

From 32 petitioners—requesting the strengthening of data protection laws for consumers (EN4501)

From 6 petitioners—requesting free treatment for all children under 18 (EN4502)

From 28 petitioners—requesting support for the people of Iran (EN4503)

From 118 petitioners—requesting proven false allegations be penalised. (EN4506)

From 49 petitioners—requesting an increase in the validity period for professional year, Naati and English score. (EN4508)

From 40 petitioners—requesting the shut down of Iran's embassy and banishing of all associated personnel (EN4511)

From 21 petitioners—requesting the Iranian Ambassador be summoned over the protest crackdown (EN4512)

From 4 petitioners—requesting the new class of Australian submarines be named Rainbow Warriors (EN4515)

From 18 petitioners—requesting a block on international scam calls (EN4518)

From 1368 petitioners—requesting reintroduction of covid isolation mandates (EN4520)

From 13 petitioners—requesting a subsidised 12 month Diploma of Education

(EN4521)

From 25 petitioners—requesting Australia stop business with Iran and enter into human rights negotiations (EN4524)

From 133 petitioners—requesting action on government sponsored violence against civilians in Iran (EN4525)

From 18 petitioners—requesting a stop to ISIS brides coming back to Australia (EN4526)

From 5 petitioners—requesting the revision of pornographic media production and distribution laws (EN4527)

From 41 petitioners—requesting a reduction in visa processing time (EN4529)

From 16 petitioners—requesting a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for pets (EN4531)

From 89 petitioners—requesting support for the Iran protest against the Islamic Republic (EN4533)

From 32 petitioners—requesting the Iranian Ambassador be summoned and expelled (EN4535)

From 62 petitioners—requesting a reduction in the duration of 491 visas (EN4536)

From 5 petitioners—requesting an investigation into how to encourage more voters to vote (EN4539)

From 39 petitioners—requesting the Iranian government are held accountable for the death of Mahsa Amini (EN4540)

From 17 petitioners—requesting a picture of the Canberra War Memorial to replace the Queen on the $5 note (EN4543)

From 69 petitioners—requesting a visa ban on people linked to Iranian regime (EN4544)

From 25 petitioners—requesting a requirement for consumer electronics to use USB-C for charging (EN4545)

From 8599 petitioners—requesting the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization in Australia (EN4547)

From 6304 petitioners—requesting whole-of-life reductions to veteran retirement pay (EN4548)

From 12 petitioners—requesting an investigation into the Nunyara Aboriginal Health Service (EN4549)

From 37 petitioners—requesting a reduction in the price of diesel (EN4551)

From 4 petitioners—requesting Parliamentary reform (EN4552)

From 8076 petitioners—requesting mRNA-vaccines are taken off the market (EN4554)

From 27 petitioners—requesting a review of the tax free threshold (EN4555)

From 20 petitioners—requesting more LGBTQIA+ related questions in the census (EN4557)

From 54864 petitioners—requesting the expulsion of the Islamic Republic of Iran ambassador (EN4559)

From 13 petitioners—requesting compulsory seat belts in buses (EN4560)

From 223 petitioners—requesting a declaration of the current Russian regime as "terrorist" (EN4562)

From 7 petitioners—requesting an aged pension after working for 20 years (EN4564)

From 26 petitioners—requesting an investigation into the issues forcing doctors to move to mixed billing (EN4566)

From 3759 petitioners—requesting the expulsion of Iran's diplomats and sanctioning of officials (EN4567)

From 810 petitioners—requesting the creation of a national stuttering awareness week in Australia. (EN4568)

From 279 petitioners—requesting that 491 visa holders be given the same rights as permanency residency (EN4569)

From 3880 petitioners—requesting urgent action towards the Islamic Republic of Iran (EN4571)

From 10579 petitioners—requesting the renunciation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) for human rights violations (EN4572)

The following 18 ministerial responses to petitions were received:

Received by the Committee on 9 November 2022

From the Minister for Education to a petition requesting mandatory first aid training for all school educators (EN3955)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition requesting joining the EU Digital COVID certificate program (EN4008)

From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition requesting recognition of the paediatric physiotherapy skill shortage (EN4011)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting a comprehensive risk analysis of MBS costs for pain management (EN4024)

From the Minister for Education to a petition requesting the removal of maximum attempts for LANTITE (EN4025)

From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition requesting consideration of a ministerial appeal for Ji In Kim and Byeong Cheong (PN0539)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting no Medicare cover for COVID treatment for unvaccinated patients (EN4028)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting consideration of the No Requirement for Medical Treatment Bill (2021) (EN4039)

From the Minister for Education to a petition requesting the implementation of sexual consent education in schools (EN4047)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition requesting military and financial assistance to help repel Russian aggression (EN4051)

Received by the Committee on 23 November 2022

From the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister to a petition requesting the removal of the kangaroo from the Coat of Arms (EN3952)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding human rights abuse in illegally occupied Kashmir by Indian government (EN4023)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition requesting the rejection of control of all global organisations (EN4037)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition requesting condemnation of aggression against Ukraine. (EN4041)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition requesting an increase in paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks (EN4056)

From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition requesting the removal of balance of family test for parent permanent visas (EN4064)

From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition regarding the validity period of skills assessment for trade occupations (EN4086)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting the reinstatement of abdominoplasty to Medicare (EN4087)

Ms Susan Templeman MP

Chair—Petitions Committee