Outgoing delegations and visits, 41st Parliament 2006


Outgoing delegations and visits — 41st Parliament

Direct bilateral relationships with other parliaments are a major focus of the PRO. Bilateral visits to other parliaments and attendance by Senators and Members at parliamentary conferences and seminars take place during the year and report back to the Parliament.

Outgoing delegations in 2006

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OFFICIAL OUTGOING DELEGATIONS AND VISITS: 41ST PARLIAMENT

Dates

Destination(s) Delegates Report
15 to 25 January 2006 Parliamentary delegation to the 14th Annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) Indonesia and bilateral visit to Papua New Guinea

The Hon Alan Cadman MP*
Senator Glenn Sterle
Mr Kym Richardson MP
Senator Anne McEwen

Delegation report (PDF-855 KB)
Tabled: 22 May, 2006.

3 to 14 January 2006 18th Commonwealth Speaker's and Presiding Officer's Conference, Kenya and visit to the United Kingdom

Senator the Hon Paul Calvert, President of the Senate
The Hon David Hawker MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives

 
31 March to 8 April 2006 Additional Parliamentary delegation to observe the elections in the Solomon Islands

Senator Marise Payne
Mr Bob Sercombe MP
Mr Michael Ferguson MP

 
10 to 22 April 2006 Parliamentary delegation to Malaysia and Japan

The Hon David Hawker MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives *
Mr Gavan O'Connor MP
Senator Judith Adams
Mr John Forrest MP
Ms Sharon Grierson MP
Mr Barry Haase MP
The Hon Peter Slipper MP

Delegation Report (PDF-975 KB)
Tabled: 4 September, 2006.

22 April to 6 May 2006 Parliamentary delegation to the European Institutions and bilateral visit to Norway

Senator the Hon Kay Patterson*
Mr Laurie Ferguson MP
The Hon Wilson Tuckey MP
Senator Stephen Parry
Mr Joel Fitzgibbon MP
Dr Mal Washer MP

Delegation report (PDF-1,698 KB)
Tabled: 21 June, 2006.

28 April to 12 May 2006 Parliamentary delegation to the 114th IPU Assembly, Nairobi and bilateral visit to South Africa

The Hon Judith Moylan MP*
Mrs Julia Irwin MP
Mrs Kay Hull MP
Senator Gavin Marshall

Delegation report (PDF-778 KB)
Tabled: 19 May, 2006.

30 April to 5 May 2006 CPA Executive Committee meetings

Senator the Hon Paul Calvert, President of the Senate



1 to 14 May 2006 Additional Parliamentary delegation to observe the elections in Fiji

The Hon Peter Slipper MP
The Hon Duncan Kerr SC, MP



7 to 19 May 2006 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Visit - UK Seminar

Mr Patrick Secker MP



25 June to 8 July 2006 Parliamentary delegation to the United Kingdom and Poland

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald*
Mr Martin Ferguson MP
Mr Paul Neville MP
Mr Barry Wakelin MP
Mr Robert McClelland MP
The Hon Jacqueline Kelly MP



4 to 6 July 2006 37th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference, Perth, Western Australia

Senator the Hon Paul Calvert, President of the Senate
The Hon David Hawker MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives



11 to 23 July 2006 Parliamentary delegation to Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America and Report on the Official Visit to Canada by the President of the Senate (23 to 28 July 2006)

Senator the Hon Paul Calvert, President of the Senate*
Senator George Campbell
Mr Steven Ciobo MP
Senator Steve Fielding
Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan
Senator John Hogg
Mr Alby Schultz MP

Delegation Report (PDF-2.1 MB)
Tabled: 17 August, 2006.

24 to 27 July 2006 Additional Parliamentary delegation to New Zealand by the Trade Sub-Committee of the Joint Standing Committe on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

The Hon Bruce Baird MP*
The Hon Warren Snowdon MP
Senator Alan Ferguson
Mr Phillip Barresi MP
The Hon Geoffrey Prosser MP
Mr Bob Sercombe MP



13 to 17 August 2006 28th CPA Regional Conference, New Zealand

The Hon Danna Vale MP
Senator Trish Crossin



27 August to 9 September 2006 Parliamentary delegation to Morocco, Algeria and Nigeria to attend the 52nd CPA Conference

The Hon Warren Entsch MP*
The Hon Simon Crean MP
Mr Alan Griffin MP

Delegation Report (PDF-5.7 MB)
Tabled: 27 November, 2006.

27 to 31 August 2006 Parliamentary delegation to New Zealand: Australia/New Zealand Committee Exchange Program

Mr Don Randall MP*
Senator Linda Kirk
Mr Laurie Ferguson MP
Senator Stephen Parry

Delegation Report (PDF–778 KB)
Tabled: 4 December, 2006.

September to December 2006 Parliamentary delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, New York

The Hon Bruce Baird MP (10 Sep to 26 Oct)
The Hon Duncan Kerr SC MP (10 Sep to 26 Oct)
Senator Brett Mason (22 Oct to 7 Dec)
Senator George Campbell (22 Oct to 7 Dec)



13 to 24 September 2006 Additional Parliamentary delegation to the Republic of Korea and the United States of America by the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Senator David Johnston*
Senator Steve Hutchins (USA only)
Senator Mark Bishop

Delegation Report (PDF–814 KB)
Tabled: 29 November, 2006.

10 to 20 September 2006 Parliamentary delegation to ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation 27th General Assembly, Cebu, Philippines and bilateral visit to Indonesia

The Hon Peter Slipper MP*
Mr Michael Danby MP
Senator Alan Ferguson (Indonesia only)
Mr Harry Jenkins MP (Indonesia only)



29 September to 6 October 2006 Additional Parliamentary delegation to the Republic of South Africa by the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to attend the International Intelligence Review Agencies Conference in Cape Town

The Hon David Jull MP*
Senator Robert Ray
Mr Stuart McArthur MP



8 to 13 October 2006 Additional Parliamentary delegation to Hungary to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Fight for Freedom

The Hon Alexander Somlyay MP*
Mr Michael Danby MP



16 to 25 October 2006 Parliamentary delegation to the 115th IPU Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland and bilateral visit to Portugal

The Hon Judith Moylan MP*
The Hon Graham Edwards MP
Mrs Kay Hull MP
Senator Gavin Marshall

Delegation Report (PDF–427 KB)
Tabled: 4 December, 2006.

6 to 13 November 2006 CPA Budget and Financial Oversight Workshop

Senator George Brandis



11 to 23 November 2006 Parliamentary delegation to Fiji, Cook Islands and New Zealand

Senator Ross Lightfoot*
Senator Annette Hurley
Ms Trish Draper MP
Senator Helen Polley



12 to 26 November 2006 Parliamentary delegation to to Chile and Peru

The Hon David Hawker MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives*
The Hon Dick Adams MP
Senator Mark Bishop
Ms Ann Corcoran MP
The Hon Warren Entsch MP
Mr Don Randall MP
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth



 

 

* indicates delegation leader

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