House Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

• Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

The House Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention was established by a resolution of appointment that passed the House of Representatives on 10 December 2020.

Select Committee on Regional Australia

• Inquiry into Regional Australia

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources

• Australian aquaculture sector
The House Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources has been asked to inquire and report on the Australian aquaculture sector

Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts

• Australia’s creative and cultural industries and institutions

Standing Committee on Economics

• Review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Annual Report 2020
• Review of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Annual Report 2020
• Review of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Annual Report 2019
• Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2019 (Second Report)
• Review of the Four Major Banks and other Financial Institutions

Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training

• Adult literacy and its importance
The Committee will inquire into and report on adult literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills in Australia.

Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport

• Inquiry into approval processes for new drugs and novel medical technologies in Australia

Following a referral on 13 August 2020 from the Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt MP, the Committee will inquire into and report on approval processes for new drugs and novel medical technologies in Australia.

Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs

• Pathways and Participation Opportunities for Indigenous Australians in Employment and Business

Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources

• Inquiry into Developing Australia's Space Industry

Standing Committee on Petitions

• Inquiry into aspects of the House of Representatives petitioning system relating to security and accessibility
On 9 December 2020 the Committee resolved to inquire into and report on aspects of the House of Representatives petitioning system relating to security and accessibility.

 

Standing Committee on Procedure

• Inquiry into the maintenance of the standing orders
To inquire into and report on the operation of the standing orders
• Inquiry into the practices and procedures relating to question time
The Procedure Committee will inquire into and report on practices and procedures relating to question time

Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs

• Inquiry into homelessness in Australia
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs will inquire into and report on homelessness in Australia
• Constitutional roundtable on fixed four-year parliamentary terms
The Committee will hold a public Constitutional Roundtable on the morning of Thursday, 7 November 2019, to discuss fixed four-year terms for the House of Representatives.

Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue

• Inquiry into the Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2018-19
The Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue will inquire into and report on the Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2018-19.
• Inquiry into the Tax Treatment of Employee Share Schemes
The Committee will inquire into and report on the effectiveness of the 2015 Employee Share Scheme (ESS) changes.
• Inquiry into the Development of the Australian Corporate Bond Market

The Committee will inquire into and report on the Development of the Australian Corporate Bond Market.

Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy

• Inquiry into the current circumstances, and the future need and potential for dispatchable energy generation and storage capability in Australia
The House Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy has been asked to inquire and report on the current circumstances, and the future need and potential for dispatchable energy generation and storage capability in Australia.
• Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 and Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020
The House Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy has been asked to review and report on the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 and Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020