House of Representatives Committees

Petitions on issues in the Human Services policy area

Subject	Presentation details*	No. of signatures	Further action
Requesting examination of the transition process of eligibility for concessional Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines when a dependent child turns 16 years of age. (PDF 86KB)	21 May 2012	1	Response from Minister for Human Services, dated 26 June 2012, presented 20 August 2012 (PDF 139KB)
Regarding pension eligibility for extended abscence from Australia, cost of living issues and medical waiting lists (PDF 84KB)	Ms M. Vamvakinou MP, 29 November 2012	1,429
Requesting quarterly indexation of and increases to the age pension and addressing health and age-care issues for pensioners (PDF 487KB)	18 March 2013 27 May 2013 27 May 2013 27 May 2013 27 May 2013 27 May 2013 27 May 2013	48 28 256 19 38 36 12	Response from the Minister for Human Services, dated 15 April 2013, presented 3 June 2013 (PDF 785KB)
Requesting potential amendments to the child support legislation to prevent misuse of payments (PDF 2MB)	27 May 2013	334	Response from the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs dated 2 July 2013, presented 12 December 2013 (PDF 622KB)
Requesting pension eligibility forextended absence from Australia, cost of living issues and medical waiting lists (PDF 991KB)	Ms M. Vamvakinou MP, 5 June 2013	212

*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated

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