House of Representatives Committees

Petitions and ministerial responses presented in the House

Petitions have been presented to the House of Representatives in the following portfolio areas:

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Immigration and Citizenship
Attorney-General (Justice and the Law)	Infrastructure and Transport
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy	Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Climate Change and Energy Efficiency	Parliament
Defence and Veterans' Affairs	Prime Minister
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
Finance and Deregulation	Resources and Energy
Foreign Affairs and Trade	School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
Health and Ageing	Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Human Services	Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
	Treasury

For details of the petitions, including the terms, ministerial responses and any other action taken by the Petitions Committee, please follow the links. All petitions and ministerial responses presented also appear in the Hansard transcript for that day.

See also petitions presented during the 42nd Parliament (February 2008 - July 2010)