Standing Committee on Petitions | |
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| 47th Parliament of Australia | |
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| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Chair | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 8 |
Political groups | Government (5)
Opposition (3) Crossbench (1) |
| Meeting place | |
| Parliament House Canberra,Australian Capital Territory Australia | |
| Website | |
| Standing Committee on Petitions | |
| Rules | |
| Standing Orders of the House of Representatives | |
TheStanding Committee on Petitions is acommittee of theAustralian House of Representatives responsible for the processing of petitions addressed to the House of Representatives.[1] The committee is governed by Standing Order 220 and consists of eight members, five government members and three non-government members. The chair is appointed by the Prime Minister and the deputy chair by the Leader of the Opposition under Standing Order 232.[2]
TheProcedure Committee undertook a study tour of other parliaments in 2006, resulting in a report which, among other things noted the potential value in the establishment of a Petitions Committee modelled on the Public Petitions Committee of theScottish Parliament.[3] This was followed by a further report of the Procedure Committee in September 2007 formally recommending the creation of a Petitions Committee.[4] in 2008 the Rudd Government amended standing orders establishing a Standing Committee on Petitions for the first time.[5]
In the48th parliament (July 2025 – present), the membership of the committee is as follows:[6][7]
| Member | Party | Electorate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jodie Belyea (chair) | Labor | Division of Dunkley, Victoria | |
| Leon Rebello (deputy chair) | Liberal National | Division of McPherson, Queensland | |
| Cameron Caldwell | Liberal National | Division of Fadden, Queensland | |
| Emma Comer | Labor | Division of Petrie, Queensland | |
| Trish Cook | Labor | Division of Bullwinkel, Western Australia | |
| Rowan Holzberger | Labor | Division of Forde, Queensland | |
| Llew O'Brien | Liberal National | Division of Wide Bay, Queensland | |
| Tracey Roberts | Labor | Division of Pearce, Western Australia | |
In the47th parliament (July 2022 – March 2025), the membership of the committee was as follows:[8]
| Member | Party | Electorate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan TemplemanChair | Labor | Division of Macquarie, Queensland | |
| Ross VastaDeputy Chair | Liberal National | Division of Bonner, Queensland | |
| Sam Birrell | Nationals | Division of Nicholls, Victoria | |
| Alison Byrnes | Labor | Division of Cunningham, New South Wales | |
| Lisa Chesters | Labor | Division of Bendigo, Victoria | |
| Garth Hamilton | Liberal National | Division of Groom, Queensland | |
| Tracey Roberts | Labor | Division of Pearce, Western Australia | |
| Meryl Swanson | Labor | Division of Paterson, New South Wales | |
In the46th parliament (July 2019 – April 2022), the membership of the committee was as follows:
| Member | Party | Electorate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llew O'BrienChair | Liberal National | Division of Wide Bay, Queensland | |
| Parliament | Reference date | Report title | Tabled date |
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| 42nd | 4 June 2008 | Electronic petitioning to the House of Representatives[9] | 16 November 2009 |
| 12 February 2008 | The work of the first Petitions Committee: 2008-2010[10] | 21 June 2010 | |
| 43rd | 25 October 2010 | The work of the Petitions Committee: 2010-2013 - An established part of the democratic process[11] | 24 June 2013 |
| 44th | 4 December 2013 | The work of the Petitions Committee: 2013-2016[12] | 5 May 2016 |
| 45th | 24 May 2017 | Making voices heard: Inquiry into the e-petitioning system of the House of Representatives Petitions Committee[13] | 29 May 2018[14][15] |
| 15 August 2018 | Your voice can change our future: Inquiry into the future of petitioning in the House | 21 February 2019 | |
| 46th | 9 December 2020 | Report on the inquiry into aspects of petitioning security and accessibility | 24 June 2021 |
| 47th | No inquiries held | ||
| 48th | 4 November 2025 | Inquiry into the Standing Orders relating to petitions | TBC |
| No. | Parliament | Chair | Term | Deputy | ||
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| 1 | 42nd | Julia Irwin | 12 February 2008 – 19 July 2010[16] | Russell Broadbent[17] | ||
| 2 | 43rd | John Murphy | 25 October 2010 – 5 August 2013[18] | Dennis Jensen[19] | ||
| 3 | 44th | Dennis Jensen | 4 December 2013 – 9 May 2016[19] | Justine Elliot[20] | ||
| 4 | 45th | Ross Vasta | 14 September 2016 – 21 June 2017[21] | |||
| 5 | Lucy Wicks | 21 June 2017 – 11 April 2019[13] | ||||
| 6 | 46th | Llew O'Brien | 24 July 2019 – 24 February 2020[22] | |||
| 7 | Ken O'Dowd | 6 March 2020 – 11 April 2022[23] | ||||
| 8 | 47th | Susan Templeman | 26 July 2022 – 28 March 2025[24] | Ross Vasta[21] | ||
| 9 | 48th | Jodie Belyea | 30 July 2026 – Incumbent[25] | Leon Rebello[26] | ||
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