Outgoing delegations and visits, 43rd Parliament


Outgoing delegations and visits — 43rd Parliament

Direct bilateral relationships with other parliaments are a major focus of the ICRO. 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.

OFFICIAL OUTGOING DELEGATIONS AND VISITS: 43rd PARLIAMENT

Dates Destinations Delegates Report
9 September - 11 December 2010 Official parliamentary delegation visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly, New York

Senator Kerry O'Brien
Senator Alan Eggleston

 

10 - 19 September 2010 Official parliamentary delegation visit to attend the 56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Nairobi, Kenya Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate*
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan
Delegation Report (PDF 1.89 MB)
Tabled November 2010
19 - 26 September 2010 Official parliamentary delegation visit to attend the 31st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Association, Hanoi, Vietnam The Hon John Murphy MP
Senator the Hon Nick Minchin
Delegation Report (PDF 211 KB) 
Tabled February 2011
1 - 11 October 2010 Official parliamentary delegation visit to attend the 123rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, Switzerland and visit to International Organisations, Paris, France Senator Michael Forshaw*
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth
Senator Trish Crossin
Mr Patrick Secker MP
 
 11 - 21 January 2011  Official visit by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Harry Jenkins MP to the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands  Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives  
23 - 27 January 2011
Official parliamentary delegation visit to attend the 19th Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Hon John Murphy MP
Senator Anne McEwan
 
06 - 11 March 2011 Official committee exchange visit to New Zealand by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aborginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Mr Shayne Neumann MP*
The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP
Mr Barry Haase MP 
Mr Graham Perrett MP
 
02 - 16 April 2011 Official parliamentary delegation to Denmark, Sweden and Greece Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate
Mr Barry Haase MP 
Senator Judith Adams 
Mr Laurie Ferguson MP 
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young 
Senator Dana Wortley
Delegation Report (PDF 584 KB) 
Tabled October 2011
04 - 23 April 2011 Official parliamentary delegation to attend the 124th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Panama and bilateral visit to Brazil Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives*
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth 
The Hon Dick Adams MP 
Mr Patrick Secker MP 
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens
Delegation Report (PDF 1.2 MB) 
Tabled November 2011
04 - 18 April 2011 Official parliamentary delegation to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Ethiopia by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP
The Hon Philip Ruddock MP 
Senator Mark Bishop
The Hon Alan Griffin MP
Senator Claire Moore 
The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP 
Senator Russell Trood
 
14 - 27 April 2011 Official visit by the President of the Senate, Senator the Hon John Hogg to the United Kingdom, Belgium, The Netherlands and Turkey Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate  
14 - 21 May 2011 Official visit by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Harry Jenkins MP to Japan and the Republic of Korea Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives  
29 May - 4 June 2011 Official visit by the President of the Senate, Senator the Hon John Hogg to Singapore, New Zealand and Tonga Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate   
6 - 10 June 2011 Official committee exchange visit to New Zealand by the Senate Standing Committee on Rural Affairs and Transport Senator Glenn Sterle
Senator Chris Back 
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck 
Senator Kerry O'Brien
 
11 - 16 July 2011 Official visit by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Harry Jenkins MP to Singapore and Indonesia Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives  
16 - 20 July 2011 Official visit by the President of the Senate, Senator the Hon John Hogg to Morocco Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate  
20 - 29 July 2011 Official Parliamentary delegation to the 57th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, London Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate*  
The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP
Delegation Report (PDF 264 KB) 
Tabled November 2011
28 August - 9 September 2011 Official Parliamentary delegation to China by the House of Representatives Committee on Climate Change, Environment and the Arts Mr Tony Zappia MP
Dr Mal Washer MP  
Ms Jill Hall MP 
Ms Nola Marion MP 
 
10 September - 15 December 2011 Official parliamentary delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly, New York Mr Kelvin Thomson MP 
Mr Steven Ciobo MP
 
18 - 24 September 2011 Official parliamentary delegation to attend the 32nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Association, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Mr Mike Symon MP
Senator Alan Eggleston
Delegation Report (PDF 266 KB)
Tabled November 2011
2 - 11 October 2011 Official Parliamentary delegation to attend the 57th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Bucharest, Romania and the Council of Europe enlarged debate of the Parliamentary Assembly on the activities of the OECD, Strasbourg, France Mr Nick Champion MP  
Mr Luke Simpkins MP 
 
5 - 16 November 2011 Official Parliamentary delegation to Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore Mr Sid Sidebottom MP
Mr Darren Chester MP 
Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP 
Mr Steve Irons MP 
The Hon John Murphy MP
 
6 - 11 November 2011 Official Parliamentary delegation to Timor Leste and Indonesia by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Mr Michael Danby MP
Mrs Joanna Gash MP 
Mr Nick Champion MP 
Mr Laurie Ferguson MP 
The Hon Philip Ruddock MP 
The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP
 
* indicates delegation leader

 

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