House debates

Monday, 1 September 2025

Committees

Petitions Committee; Report

10:01 am

Photo of Jodie BelyeaJodie Belyea (Dunkley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I present the second report of the Petitions Committee of the 48th Parliament:

The report read as follows

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PETITIONS COMMITTEE

REPORT No. 02

Petitions and Ministerial Responses

01 September 2025

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Chair Ms Jodie Belyea MP Deputy Chair Mr Leon Rebello MP

Mr Cameron Caldwell MP Ms Emma Comer MP

Ms Trish Cook MP

Mr Rowan Holzberger MP Mr Llew O'Brien MP

Ms Tracey Roberts MP

This committee is supported by staff of the Department of the House of Representatives

Report summarising the petitions and ministerial responses being presented.

The committee met in private session in the 48th Parliament on 26 August 2025.

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

Petitions certified on 26 August 2025

From 65 petitioners—requesting mandatory installation of security cameras in all common areas of residential aged care facilities (PN0641)

2. The following 3 ministerial responses to petitions were received.

Ministerial responses received by the Committee on 26 August 2025

From the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury to a petition regarding tax concessions for religious organisations (EN5643)

From the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a petition regarding the situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EN7113)

From the Speaker to a petition requesting changes to requirements for statements of Members' registrable interests (EN7122)

Ms Jodie Belyea MP

Chair — Petitions Committee