44th Parliament - Outgoing delegations and visits


44th Parliament

Information about outgoing delegations and visits for the 44th Parliament is listed below.

* This delegation was undertaken as part of a committee inquiry. Please refer to the respective committee homepage.

2016

Date Destination Reports
19 to 27 April 2016 Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Gavin Marshall to attend the 9th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Parliamentary (ASEP9) meeting in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and visit to the Republic of Korea Not Applicable
5 to 8 April 2016 Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand

Delegation members: Hon Tony Smith MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator Catryna Bilyk, Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP, Mr Graham Perrett MP 		PDF format
17 to 25 March 2016 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 134th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Lusaka, Zambia

Delegation members: Hon Bruce Scott MP (Leader of the Delegation), Senator Cory Bernardi, Mr Laurie Ferguson MP, Senator Susan Lines, Ms Nola Marino MP 		PDF format
16 to 23 January 2016                      Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 24th Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Vancouver, Canada

Delegation members: Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP (Leader of the Delegation), Ms Anna Burke MP, Mr Luke Simpkins MP. 		PDF format
8 to 15 January 2016 Visit to Malaysia and Singapore by the Hon Tony Smith MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives Not Applicable

2015

Date Destination Reports
5 to 16 December 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait by members of the Trade Sub-committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Delegation members: Hon Teresa Gambaro MP (Leader of the Delegation), Hon Sharman Stone MP, Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP, Senator Alex Gallacher. 		*
7 to 12 November 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the UNHRC Universal Periodic Review, Geneva, Switzerland

Delegation members: Hon Philip Ruddock MP (Leader of the Delegation), Senator Anne McEwen. 		Not Applicable
5 to 10 November 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to Myanmar

Delegation members: Ms Lisa Chesters MP, Senator Scott Ludlam, Senator Dean Smith. 		Not Applicable
25 to 31 October 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to Singapore and Malaysia by members of the House Standing Committee on the Environment

Delegation members: Mr Tony Zappia MP (Leader of the Delegation), Mr Andrew Broad MP, Mr Andrew Giles MP, Mr Nickolas Varvaris MP. 		PDF format
24 October to 7 November 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to the United Kingdom and Germany

Delegation members: Hon Teresa Gambaro MP (Leader of the Delegation), Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Senator David Fawcett, Mr Mark Coulton MP. 		PDF format
23 October to 6 November 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to Canada and the United States of America

Delegation members: Mr Scott Buchholz MP (Leader of the Delegation), Dr Dennis Jensen MP. 		PDF format
17 to 21 October 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 133rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland

Delegation members: Mrs Louise Markus MP (Leader of the Delegation), Hon Philip Ruddock MP, Senator Sue Lines, Senator Glenn Sterle.

Report tabled on 1 December 2015. 		PDF format
8 to 14 October 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 61st NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Stavanger, Norway

Delegation members: Mr Luke Simpkins MP (Leader of the Delegation), Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy. 		PDF format
27 September to 7 October 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to ASEAN countries, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos

Delegation members: Dr Andrew Southcott MP (Leader of the Delegation), Hon Alannah MacTiernan MP, Hon Warren Entsch MP. 		Not Applicable
27 September to 1 October 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia

Delegation members: Senator Chris Back (Leader of the Delegation), Mr Ewen Jones MP, Mr Stephen Jones MP, Senator Anne Urquhart.

Report tabled on 3 December 2015. 		PDF format
22 to 24 September 2015 Visit to New Zealand by Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, President of the Senate Not Applicable
20 September to 20 December 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly, New York

Delegation members: Senator Barry O'Sullivan, Hon Wayne Swan MP. 		Not Applicable
20 to 25 September 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to Fiji and New Zealand by members of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

Delegation members: Dr Andrew Southcott MP (Leader of the Delegation), Senator Christopher Ketter, Senator Dean Smith. 		PDF format
19 September to 2 October 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to the United States of America

Delegation members: Mr Rowan Ramsey MP (Leader of the Delegation), Hon Julie Collins MP, Mr Ken Wyatt AM MP, Senator Zed Seselja, Ms Michelle Rowland MP. 		PDF format
6 to 12 September 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 36th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Delegation members: Mr Jason Wood MP (Leader of the Delegation), Hon Ed Husic MP. 		PDF format
19 to 29 July 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji

Delegation members: Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (Leader of the Delegation), Mr Laurie Ferguson MP, Mrs Jane Prentice MP, Senator Janet Rice.
18 July to 2 August 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to United Kingdom, France and the United States of America by members of the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Delegation members: Mr Dan Tehan MP (Leader of the Delegation), Hon Philip Ruddock MP, Senator David Fawcett, Senator David Bushby. 		Not Applicable
1 to 4 July 2015 Visit to the Republic of Korea by Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, President of the Senate Not Applicable
6 to 14 June 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to Canada

Delegation members: Mrs Natasha Griggs MP (Leader of the Delegation), Mr Laurie Ferguson MP, Mr Bert van Manen MP, Senator Zed Seselja. 		PDF format
30 May to 4 June 2015 Visit to Canada and the United States of America by Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, President of the Senate Not Applicable
11 to 25 April 2015 Visit to Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji and New Zealand by Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, President of the Senate Not Applicable
27 March to 2 April 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Hanoi, Vietnam

Delegation members: The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives (Leader of the Delegation), Ms Nola Marino MP, Senator Cory Bernardi, Senator Sue Lines, Senator Glenn Sterle.

Report tabled on 25 June 2015. 		PDF format
6 to 12 March 2015 Visit to Singapore and Malaysia by Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, President of the Senate Not Applicable
1 to 6 February 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the Magna Carta to Commonwealth Charter Conference, London, United Kingdom

Delegation members: The Hon Bruce Scott MP, Senator Gavin Marshall. 		Not Applicable
10 to 24 January 2015 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 23rd Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Quito, Ecuador, bilateral visit to Peru and visit to Argentina by the Speaker

Delegation members: The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives (Leader of the Delegation), Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald, Senator Anne McEwen, Mr Ewen Jones MP, Ms Joanne Ryan MP.

Report tabled on 26 March 2015. 		PDF format
10 to 20 January 2015       Visit to Germany and the United Kingdom by Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, President of the Senate Not Applicable

2014

Date Destination Reports
7 to 18 December 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to Singapore and Canada by members of the Senate Standing Committee on Economics

Delegation Members: Senator Sean Edwards (Leader of the Delegation), Senator Matthew Canavan, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Senator Christopher Ketter. 		PDF format
17 to 21 November 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to the Solomon Islands

Delegation Members: Mr Bert van Manen MP and Ms Sharon Claydon MP.
9 to 20 November 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon

Delegation members: The Hon Philip Ruddock MP (Leader of the Delegation), Mr Chris Hayes MP.

Report tabled on 26 March 2015. 		PDF format
8 to 22 November 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to Japan and Korea

Delegation members: Mr Don Randall MP (Leader of the Delegation), Senator Alex Gallacher, Senator Sean Edwards, Mr Ken O’Dowd MP, Mr Tim Watts MP. 		PDF format
3 to 18 October 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 131st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, Switzerland

Delegation members: The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives (Leader of the Delegation), Ms Nola Marino MP, Senator Cory Bernardi, Senator Glenn Sterle, Mr Tony Zappia MP.

Report tabled on 10 February 2015. 		PDF format
14 September to 12 December 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly, New York

Delegation members: Hon Sharman Stone MP and Hon Alan Griffin MP. 		Not Applicable
14 to 19 September 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 35th ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Assembly, Vientiane, Laos

Delegation members: Dr Dennis Jensen MP and Mr Graham Perrett MP. 		PDF format
13 to 19 September 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to Fiji

Delegation members: Mrs Karen Andrews MP, Mr Ewen Jones MP, Ms Michelle Landry MP, Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP, Mrs Michelle Rowland MP, Mrs Louise Markus MP. 		Not Applicable
9 to 20 September 2014 Visit to Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos and Korea by the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives Not Applicable
2 to 17 August 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to Zimbabwe, South Africa and Seychelles

Delegation members: The Hon Warren Entsch MP (Leader of the Delegation), Dr Andrew Southcott MP, Senator Sue Lines, Senator Penny Wright, Senator David Bushby.

Report tabled on 23 June 2015. 		PDF format
28 July to 6 August 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to China by members of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics

Delegation members: Ms Kelly O’Dwyer MP (Leader of the Delegation), Mr Scott Buchholz MP, Dr Peter Hendy MP, Mr Pat Conroy MP.

Report tabled on 25 September 2014. 		PDF format
22 to 30 July 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia and Thailand by members of the Public Works Committee

Delegation members: Mrs Karen Andrews MP (Leader of the Delegation), Mr Graham Perrett MP (Deputy Leader of the Delegation), Senator Alex Gallacher, Mr Ian Goodenough MP.

Report tabled on 1 December 2014. 		PDF format
6 to 10 July 2014 Attendance at the International Intelligence Review Agencies Conference, London, UK by members of the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Delegation members: The Hon Philip Ruddock MP and Mr Dan Tehan MP. 		Not Applicable
27 May to 8 June 2014 Visit to Canada and USA by Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate Not Applicable
30 April to 9 May 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand and Vanuatu by members of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

Delegation members: Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (Delegation Leader), Senator David Fawcett, Senator Helen Kroger and Senator Anne McEwen.

Report tabled on 24 June 2014. 		PDF format
27 April to 10 May 2014 Visit to Singapore, United Kingdom, Morocco, Tunisia and France by the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives Not Applicable
25 April to 8 May 2014 Visit to Austria, Italy and Germany by Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate Not Applicable
10 to 11 April 2014 Visit to Singapore by the Hon Bruce Scott MP, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Not Applicable
30 March to 11 April 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to ASEAN countries, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the Philippines

Delegation members: Hon Bruce Scott MP, Deputy Speaker (Leader of the Delegation), Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Hon Alan Griffin MP, Senator Helen Kroger, Mr Ken Wyatt MP.

Report tabled on 2 June 2014. 		PDF format
29 March to 7 April 2014 Visit to USA, Trinidad and Tobago by the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives Not Applicable
10 to 23 March 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 130th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, and bilateral visit to the United Arab Emirates

Delegation members: Senator Stephen Parry, Deputy President of the Senate (Leader of the Delegation), Senator Sue Boyce, Ms Nola Marino MP, Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens, Senator the Hon Lin Thorpe.

Report tabled on 23 June 2014. 		PDF format
6 to 11 March 2014 Visit to Singapore by Senator Stephen Parry, Deputy President of the Senate Not Applicable
18 to 22 February 2014 Paraliamentary Delegation to attend the Australia-China Human Rights Dialogue, Beijing, China

Delegation members: Mr Luke Simpkins MP and Senator Anne McEwen.
21 to 25 January 2014 Attendance at the Conference of Speakers, Presiding Officers and Clerks by the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Wellington, New Zealand Not Applicable
12 to 19 January 2014 Parliamentary Delegation to attend the 22nd Annual meeting of APPF, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Delegation members: Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives (Leader of the Delegation), Mr Stephen Jones MP (Deputy Leader of the Delegation), Hon Philip Ruddock MP, Mr Mark Coulton MP, Senator Deborah O'Neill.

Report tabled on 26 February 2014. 		PDF format