Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water

Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water
47th Parliament of Australia
Type
Type	Standing Committee of the Australian House of Representatives
History
Founded	26 July 2022
Preceded by	Standing Committee on Energy and Environment Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources
Leadership
Chair	Tony Zappia, Labor
Deputy Chair	David Gillespie, Nationals
Structure
Seats	9
Political groups	Government (5)   Labor (5) Opposition (3)   Liberal (1)   Nationals (1)   Liberal National (1) Crossbench (1)   Independent (1)
Meeting place
Parliament House Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia
Website
Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water
Rules
Standing Orders of the House of Representatives

The Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives. The committee is a "General Purpose Standing Committee" governed by Standing Order 215. It consists of nine members, five government members and four non-government members (three members of the official opposition and one member of the crossbench). The chair is appointed by the Prime Minister and the deputy chair by the Leader of the Opposition under Standing Order 232.

History

While General Purpose Standing Committees of the House of Representatives were first established in 1987, The committee has been regularly renamed since; some recent names include:

Committees		Parliament(s)
Environment, Recreation and the Arts		35th-38th
Environment and Heritage		39th-41st
Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts		42nd
Climate Change, Environment and the Arts		43rd
Environment and Energy	Agriculture and Water Resources	44th-46th
Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water		47th

Membership

47th Parliament

In the 47th parliament (July 2022 – present), the membership of the committee is the following:

Member		Party	Electorate
	Tony Zappia Chair	Labor	Division of Paterson, New South Wales
	David Gillespie Deputy Chair	Nationals	Division of Lyne, New South Wales
	Alison Byrnes	Labor	Division of Cunningham, New South Wales
	Libby Coker	Labor	Division of Corangamite, Victoria
	Zaneta Mascarenhas	Labor	Division of Swan, Western Australia
	Zoe McKenzie	Liberal	Division of Flinders, Victoria
	Dan Repacholi	Labor	Division of Hunter, New South Wales
	Zali Steggall	Independent	Division of Warringah, New South Wales
	Bert van Manen	Liberal National	Division of Forde, Queensland

List of Chairs

Member		Party	Electorate	Parliament(s)	Years
	Tony Zappia	Labor	Division of Paterson, New South Wales	47th	2022-present

See also

• Australian House of Representatives committees

External links

• Official website of the Australian House of Representatives