The Standing Committee on Petitions was established for the 42nd Parliament under Standing Order 220.
The Committee receives and processes petitions, and inquires into and reports to the House on any matter relating to petitions and the petitions system. Information on how to go about petitioning the House of Representatives is available at the petitions page.
Petitioning is the most direct way for people to communicate with the Parliament.
In this video presentation from the About the House TV program first screened in August 2008, Committee Chair Julia Irwin discusses changes to the way the petitioning process will work in the 42nd Parliament.
