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

I present the 13th report of the Petitions Committee for the 47th Parliament:

The report read as follows—

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PETITIONS COMMITTEE

REPORT No. 13

Petitions and Ministerial Responses

7 August 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.

T he committee met in private session in the 47th Parliament on 2 August 2023.

1. The committee resolved to present the following 2 petitions in accordance with standing order 207:

Petitions certified on 2 August 2023

From 401 petitioners—regarding the undergrounding of power lines in the Apollo Bay network (PN0564)

From 55 petitioners—requesting an end to the indefinite detention of refugees (PN0566)

2. The following 81 ministerial responses to petitions were received:

Ministerial responses received by the Committee on 2 August 2023

From the Assistant Treasurer to a petition regarding legalisation of cryptocurrencies in Australia (EN2461)

From the Special Minister of State to a petition requesting the introduction and approval of a bill to cap the income earned by politicians in line with government COVID disaster payments (EN2964)

From the Special Minister of State to a petition regarding voter identification requirements (EN3598)

From the Special Minister of State to a petition regarding voting rights of New Zealand citizens and permanent residents (EN3735)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding the recognition of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for people aged over 60 years (EN4108)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding application of the Medicare Levy Surcharge on households (EN4118)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding removing all remaining travel restrictions when Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) Declaration 2020 lapses (EN4135)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting an amendment to the Distribution Priority Area classification (EN4139)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding Vaxine's vaccine status (EN4149)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding food serving size on nutritional labels using common measuring units appropriate to food item (EN4163)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding access to Evusheld® (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) for immunocompromised individuals (EN4169)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting funding for a new hospital to service the Albury-Wodonga, Northeast Victoria, and Southern New South Wales regions (EN4211)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding extending access cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CTFR) modulators (EN4275)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding financial assistance for Australians with epilepsy (EN4290)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting that gender affirming surgeries be covered by Medicare (EN4296)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding funding to the health and hospital system (EN4298)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting that endometriosis be recognised as a disability (EN4330)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding extending access to subsidised continuous glucose monitoring (EN4341)

From the Treasurer to a petition requesting to reduce the timeframe of all 99-year leases to 18 years (EN4379)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding medicinal cannabis cost issues (EN4383)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting lower fees for general dental services and procedures (EN4385)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding funding for drug and alcohol programs at the Murray Mallee General Practice network (EN4399)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition requesting an amendment to the eligibility criteria for the Rural Locum Assistance Program (EN4410)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding access to bulk billed healthcare (EN4416)(EN4849)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting an increase to the Medicare rebate for GP consultation items (EN4418)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding plasma exchange clinics to provide life-saving therapies and research for those living with dementia (EN4420)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding updating laws for packaged food labelling (EN4423)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition requesting the investigation and banning of all wording such as 'meat' from vegan products (EN4459)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding supply of dialysis treatment buses in remote areas of New South Wales (EN4477)

From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition regarding the number of on hand Skilled Regional Visa (subclass 887) visa applications (EN4581)

From the Treasurer to a petition requesting to enshrine the use of cash in law (EN4638)

From the Minister for Defence Personnel to a petition regarding the employment regulations precluding people with coeliac disease from joining the Australian Defence Force (ADF) (EN4641)

From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition requesting to reduce processing times for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) visa (EN4645)

From the Treasurer to a petition requesting the King's image to be included on the Australian $5 note (EN4646)

From the Minister for the Environment and Water to a petition regarding the removal of all non-biodegradable soft plastics in packaging (EN4664)

From the Assistant Treasurer to a petition regarding changes to annual lodgements of the transfer balance account report (TBAR) for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) (EN4665)

From the Minister for Communications to a petition requesting to make restriction, deletion, demotion, hiding or unpublishing of any fair and factual promotion of a Parliamentary e-petition by media or social media companies a contempt of Parliament (EN4674)

From the Minister for Defence Personnel to a petition requesting to change the legislation regarding the acceptance of individuals with medical conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anaphylaxis into the Australian Defence Force (ADF) (EN4715)

From the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs to a petition regarding the annual places and processing times for Parent visas (EN4798)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting routine sepsis screening for children and other at-risk Australians (EN4805)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding a moratorium on mRNA vaccines (EN4810)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition regarding the Social Security (Tables for the Assessment of Work-related Impairment for Disability Support Pension) Determination 2011 and nurse practitioners (EN4834)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition requesting to reduce the retirement age for Aboriginal people in Australia (EN4835)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition regarding financial support for current nursing and midwifery students while on clinical placements (EN4851)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition requesting investigation of dioxins in our food chain and the environment (EN4856)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding improving access to Medicare for telehealth consultations with GPs (EN4872)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting a bereavement suite or room be included in every hospital in Australia (EN4873)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding the delisting of Fiasp® and Fiasp FlexTouch® from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (EN4886)

From the Minister for Communications to a petition regarding NBN upgrades in regional Victoria (EN4892)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition regarding the Disability Support Pension and the partner income test (EN4899)

From the Minister for Defence Personnel to a petition regarding mandatory military service for school leavers (EN4903)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting an increase to the Medicare rebate and financial support to GP practices (EN4906)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition Requesting the Australian Government increases Parenting Payment (Single) (EN4919)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding the alliance between Australia and the United States of America (EN4926)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding international cooperation to establish a ceasefire in Russia's war in Ukraine (EN4928)

From the Minister for Communications to a petition requesting that telecommunications companies be prevented from imposing direct debit only payment options on customers (EN4939)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to a petition regarding the political and human rights situation in Pakistan (EN4942)

From the Minister for Defence to a petition regarding the awarding of a Victoria Cross medal to Leading Seaman Ronald Taylor 20863 (EN4948)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding the political and human rights situation in Pakistan (EN4954)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition regarding the Australian government ceasing biannual indexation of unemployment payments (EN4958)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding local government elections in Sri Lanka (EN4961)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting to make sterilisation accessible to those who want it (EN4969)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding resourcing and funding for the eating disorder system of care (EN4972)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition requesting the nationwide ban of euthanasia in Australia (EN4980)

From the Minister for Education to a petition regarding the duration of bachelor's degrees (EN4982)

From the Minister for Aged Care to a petition regarding financial support for current nursing and midwifery students while on clinical placements (EN4985)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition requesting the listing of Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in patients ages six to 11 years (EN4994)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding a Commonwealth Royal Commission into the COVID-19 pandemic response in Australia (EN5000)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding the conditions to be recognised as a woman (EN5014)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding the imposition of sanctions and entry bans on Chinese individuals involved in perpetrating human rights violations and abuses in China (EN5016)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition regarding the residency requirements for the Age Pension (EN5020)

From the Minister for Social Services to a petition regarding the partner income test (EN5041)

From the Minister for the Environment and Water to a petition regarding the Bureau of Meteorology's publication of accurate temperatures across Australia (EN5060)

From the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister to a petition requesting that only flags of Australia be flown from public buildings and government-owned flagpoles (EN5071)

From the Speaker to a petition requesting e-petitions from serial petitioners to be ignored (EN5076)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding maximum dispensing quantities for medications listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (EN5080)

From the Minister for Education to a petition regarding increasing research scholarship rates for PhD students (EN5085)

From the Treasurer to a petition requesting that the gross income for the GST threshold be increased (EN5089)

From the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to a petition regarding the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 4 project (EN5103)

From the Minister for Health and Aged Care to a petition regarding access to continuous glucose monitoring products (EN5105)

From the Minister for the Arts to a petition regarding funding for Trove (PN0557, EN4825)

Ms Susan Templeman MP

Chair—Petitions Committee