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| Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training | |
| Legislature: | 47th Parliament of Australia |
| Coa Pic: | Coat of Arms of Australia.svg |
| House Type: | Standing Committee |
| Body: | Australian House of Representatives |
| Foundation: | 2013 |
| Preceded By: | Standing Committee on Education and Employment |
| Leader1 Type: | Chair |
| Leader1: | Lisa Chesters |
| Party1: | Labor |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Chair |
| Leader2: | Terry Young |
| Party2: | Liberal National |
| Members: | 9 |
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| Meeting Place: | Parliament House Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia |
The Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives.[1] 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.[2]
General Purpose Standing Committees of the House of Representatives were first established in 1987,[3] The committee has been regularly renamed since; some recent names include:[4]
| Committees | Parliament(s) | - | Employment, Education and Training | 35th-38th | - | Employment, Education and Workplace Relations | 39t | - | Employment and Workplace Relations | Education and Training | 40th | - | Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation | Education and Vocational Training | 41st | - | Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation | Education and Training | 42nd | - | Education and Employment | 43rd-44th | - | Employment, Education and Training | 45th-47th | ||||||
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In the 47th parliament (July 2022 – present), the membership of the committee is the following:[5]
| Member | Party ! Electorate | ||||
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| Lisa Chesters Chair | Division of Bendigo, Victoria | ||||
| Terry Young Deputy Chair | Division of Longman, Queensland | ||||
| Division of Goldstein, Victoria | |||||
| Division of Holt, Victoria | |||||
| Division of Chisholm, Victoria | |||||
| Division of Flinders, Victoria | |||||
| Division of Braddon, Tasmania | |||||
| Division of Lalor, Victoria | |||||
| Division of Reid, New South Wales | |||||
| Division of Werriwa, New South Wales | |||||