COMMITTEES

Ms BELYEA (Dunkley) (10:01): 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