| Subject |
Presentation details* |
No. of signatures |
Further action |
Legal System |
A process under s.75(v) of the Constitution (PDF 109KB) |
15 November 2010 |
1
|
Response from Attorney-General, dated
10 December 2010, presented 21 February 2011
(PDF 127KB) |
Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission Bill 2010
(PDF 97KB) |
15 November 2010
22 November 2010 |
1
6
|
Response from Attorney-General, dated 21 December 2010, presented 21 February 2011
(PDF 94KB) |
Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission Bill 2010, section 18 (PDF 98KB) |
15 November 2010
22 November 2010 |
1
6 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 21 December 2010, presented 21 February 2011
(PDF 90KB) |
Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission Bill 2010, section 17 (PDF 98KB) |
15 November 2010
22 November 2010 |
1
6 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 21 December 2010, presented 21 February 2011
(PDF 88KB) |
| Royal Commission into judicial accountability (PDF 104KB) |
21 February 2011 |
1 |
|
| Royal Commission into 'Proven Misbehaviour' (PDF 107KB) |
21 February 2011 |
1 |
|
| Establishment of a Judicial Misbehaviour Committee (PDF 122KB) |
21 February 2011 |
1 |
|
| Requesting a Royal Commission of inquiry into judicial accountability (PDF 78KB) |
23 May 2011 |
1 |
|
| Requesting a Royal Commission of Inquiry into judicial misbehaviour (PDF 90KB) |
23 May 2011 |
1 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 15 June 2011, presented 4 July 2011 (PDF 102KB) |
| Section 75(v) of the Constitution (PDF 20KB) |
23 May 2011 |
1 |
|
| Judicial misbehaviour (PDF 61KB) |
4 July 2011 |
1 |
|
| Judicial misbehaviour (PDF 94KB) |
19 March 2012 |
1 |
|
| Judicial misbehaviour (PDF 96KB) |
19 March 2012 |
1 |
|
| Marriage and Family Law |
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010
(PDF 75KB) |
15 November 2010
21 February 2011
23 May 2011
22 August 2011
19 September 2011
31 October 2011
31 October 2011
21 November 2011
13 February 2012
19 March 2012 |
534
71
95
1
32
32
1,690
433
716
40 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 29 March 2010, presented 23 May 2011 (PDF 132KB)
Response from Attorney-General, dated 15 September 2011, presented 31 October 2011 (PDF 97KB)
Response from Attorney-General, dated 30 November 2011, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 88KB) |
Retaining the definition of marriage
(PDF 47KB) |
21 February 2011 |
240 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 31 October 2011, presented 21 November 2011 (PDF 93KB) |
Retaining the definition of marriage
(PDF 40KB) |
21 February 2011 |
160 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 31 October 2011, presented 21 November 2011 (PDF 93KB) |
Retaining the definition of marriage
(PDF 33KB) |
21 February 2011 |
103 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 31 October 2011, presented 21 November 2011 (PDF 93KB) |
| Introduction of registration and certification of marriages for same sex couples
(PDF 132KB) |
21 February 2011 |
2 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 15 April 2011, presented 23 May 2011 (PDF 116KB) |
| Certificates of non-impediment for certain same sex partnerships
(PDF 62KB) |
21 February 2011 |
2 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 15 April 2011, presented May 2011 (PDF 99KB) |
| Equal access to marriage for all couples
(PDF 55KB) |
28 February 2011 |
2 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 14 April 2011, presented 23 May 2011 (PDF 99KB) |
| The proposed legislation regarding marriage (PDF 18KB) |
23 May 2011 |
120 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 16 June 2011, presented 4 July 2011 (PDF 103KB)
Response from Attorney-General, dated 15 September 2011, presented 31 October 2011 (PDF 97KB)
Response from Attorney-General, dated 30 November 2011, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 88KB) |
| Requesting that the Marriage Act be left unamended (PDF 60KB) |
30 May 2011
19 September 2011 |
1
1 |
|
| Opposing changes to the Marriage Act (PDF 82KB) |
22 August 2011
12 September 2011
19 September 2011
19 September 2011
19 September 2011
19 September 2011
13 February 2012 |
84
5
42
25
5
48
32 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 15 September 2011, presented 31 October 2011 (PDF 97KB)
Response from Attorney-General, dated 9 May 2012, presented 28 May 2012 (PDF 64KB) |
| Retaining the Marriage Act 1961 (PDF 27KB) |
19 September 2011 |
35 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 31 October 2011, presented 21 November 2011 (PDF 93KB)
Response from Attorney-General, dated 30 November 2011, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 88KB) |
| Retaining the Marriage Act 1961 (PDF 81KB) |
31 October 2011 |
278 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 30 November 2011, presented 13 February 2012 (PDF 96KB) |
| Opposition to legislation supporting same sex marriage (PDF 73KB) |
13 February 2012 |
150 |
|
| Supporting same sex marriage (PDF 55KB) |
13 February 2012 |
238 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 9 May 2012, presented 28 May 2012 (PDF 64KB) |
| Opposition to changes to the definition of marriage in the Marriage Act 1961 (PDF 50KB) |
19 March 2012
21 May 2012
21 May 2012
28 May 2012
25 June 2012 |
44
118
9,462
24
61
|
|
| Christians and Muslims opposing changes to the Marriage Act (PDF 67KB) |
21 May 2012 |
4,700 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 20 July 2012, presented 20 August 2012 (PDF 75KB) |
| Retaining the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman (PDF 35KB) |
18 June 2012
25 June 2012
20 August 2012
17 September 2012
|
26
1,061
176
156
|
|
| Requesting a referendum on same sex marriage (PDF 85KB) |
17 September 2012
29 October 2012 |
70
23 |
|
Other |
| Action on matters concerning Mr Julian Assange (PDF 84KB) |
21 February 2011 |
1 |
|
Inter-country adoption with Burundi
(PDF 49KB) |
Mr B Van Manen, 22 March 2011 |
438 |
Response from Attoney-General, dated 3 May 2011, presented 23 May 2011 (PDF 104KB) |
Child sex trafficking
(PDF 58KB) |
Mr A Bandt, 23 March 2011 |
225,328 |
Response from Minister for Foreign Affairs, dated 16 May 2011, presented 30 May 2011(PDF 193)
Response from Minister for Justice, dated 25 May 2011, presented 4 July 2011 (PDF 207KB) |
| Opposing plans for plain packaging of cigarettes (PDF 48KB) |
4 July 2011 |
35,001 |
|
| Constitutional matters regarding the Livestock, Health and Pest Authority (LHPA) excise (PDF 76KB) |
13 February 2012 |
156 |
Response from the Attorney-General, dated 17 April 2012, presented 21 May 2012 (PDF 103KB) |
| Compensation for survivors of human trafficking (PDF 91KB) |
The Hon Mr. A. Byrne MP, 23 August 2012 |
2,914 |
Response from the Minister for Community Services, dated 10 October 2012, presented 26 November 2012 (PDF 100KB)
Response from the Attorney- General, dated 22 November 2012, presented 11 February 2013 (PDF 182KB) |
| Funding for the Far West Community Legal Centre, NSW (PDF 779KB) |
The Hon Ms S Ley MP,
29 May 2013 |
772 |
Response from the Attorney-General, dated 12 June 2013, presented 24 June 2013 (PDF 412KB) |
| Requesting a referendum to coincide with the election regarding maintenance of the Marriage Act 1961 (PDF 361KB) |
24 June 2013 |
89 |
Response from the Attorney-General, dated 23 July 2013, presented 12 December 2013 (PDF 603KB) |
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*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated