Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee
The functions of the Environment and Planning Committee are to inquire into and report on any proposal, matter or thing concerned with the arts, environment and planning the use, development and protection of land.
The Environment and Planning Committee may inquire into, hold public hearings, consider and report on any Bills or draft Bills referred by the Legislative Council, annual reports, estimates of expenditure or other documents laid before the Legislative Council in accordance with an Act, provided these are relevant to its functions.
Government Departments allocated for oversight:
- Department of the Environment, Land, Water and Planning
- Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Current inquiries
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Contact
Address
Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee
Parliament House
Spring Street
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
Members
![Ryan Batchelor](/490514/contentassets/dbb9aa8697c84a089afd9ae7cf81b6c9/member-photo/1804.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Ryan Batchelor
Chair
![David Ettershank](/490644/contentassets/017a4ec00fd5481486d1c3dd2fcd7b96/member-photo/1808.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
David Ettershank
Deputy Chair
![Melina Bath](/49037c/contentassets/bae60fb58b8b4a958c0966eff9d66ede/member-photo/121.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Melina Bath
Member
![Gaelle Broad](/49062b/contentassets/7023fb3aa8fd4f6fb6a4db1d366f2f66/member-photo/1797.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Gaelle Broad
Member
![Jacinta Ermacora](/490646/contentassets/0167482127bf469590f43af02f1840d7/member-photo/1809.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Jacinta Ermacora
Member
![Wendy Lovell](/490310/contentassets/4d57d094d76e4993b16a01a6d6f02637/member-photo/45.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Wendy Lovell
Member
![Sarah Mansfield](/490649/contentassets/2f10688cd8e44d59b4bc02969718df01/member-photo/1811.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Sarah Mansfield
Member
![Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](/4abb09/contentassets/adf51a2f3d1f4b689ee609ccaa927268/member-photo/1799.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell
Member
![Sheena Watt](/490620/contentassets/ef2f7cf138f24fccb8e4abcda08683f7/member-photo/1762.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Sheena Watt
Member
![John Berger](/490f1a/contentassets/be6a125ca7604c889a8aa38652399bea/member-photo/1803.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
John Berger
Participating
![Ann-Marie Hermans](/490f18/contentassets/11960547b8f847e9a6a212b6c7efb8cd/member-photo/1801.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Ann-Marie Hermans
Participating
![Evan Mulholland](/490626/contentassets/d65c0244c5914e488f891a892d0c3d53/member-photo/1796.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Evan Mulholland
Participating
![Rachel Payne](/490511/contentassets/530baeda5d1a4826916f4748f85b32d0/member-photo/1802.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Rachel Payne
Participating
![Aiv Puglielli](/490647/contentassets/37d9add3dffd44119d1c79f3ff9f91ac/member-photo/1795.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Aiv Puglielli
Participating
![Richard Welch](/490653/contentassets/78361dde8c8d4ebbac55081f1d249224/member-photo/1815.jpg?width=120&height=120&mode=crop)
Richard Welch
Participating
The Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee conducted inquiries in previous parliaments.