Outgoing delegations and visits, 40th Parliament 2004


Outgoing delegations and visits — 40th 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.

The 40th Parliament was prorogued and the House of Representatives dissolved on 31 August 2004 in preparation for a General Election that was held on 9 October 2004. The reports on this page refer to delegations of the 40th Parliament. Information about outgoing delegations during the 41st Parliament is available by visiting the "41st Parliament" link.

Links: Outgoing delegations from 2003

OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS AND VISITS–2004 (40TH PARLIAMENT)

Dates(s) Destination(s) Delegates Report
8 to 12 January, 2004 The 17th Commonwealth Speakers and Presidng Officers Conference, Canada The Hon Ian Causley MP Paper delivered at Conference:
The public image of Parliamentary Government: Partnerships in improving the understanding and image of Parliament (PDF 72 kb),
12 to 15 January, 2004 Parliamentary delegation to the 12th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), China

The Hon David Jull MP*
Senator Jeannie Ferris
Ms Jan McFarlane MP
Mr Bernie Ripoll MP

 
23 to 28 February, 2004 Additional Parliamentary delegation to Indonesia by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade (JSCFADT) - Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee

The Hon David Jull MP*
Hon Kim Beazley MP
Senator Chris Evans
The Hon Roger Price MP
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja

 No Report
30 March to 9 April, 2004 Additional Parliamentary delegation to Indonesia to observe the Indonesian Parliamentary elections

Margaret May MP*
Senator David Johnston
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja
Senator Ruth Webber

Delegation report tabled 24 May 2004, available as PDF (274 kb)
11 to 22 April, 2004 Additional Parliamentary delegation to the Middle East by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade - Trade Sub-Committee

The Hon Bruce Baird MP*
Mr David Hawker MP
The Hon David Jull MP
The Hon Geoffrey Prosser MP
The Hon Bruce Scott MP

The Hon Bruce Baird MP*Mr David Hawker MPThe Hon David Jull MPThe Hon Geoffrey Prosser MP
Delegation report tabled 21 June 2004, available as PDF (837 kb)
15 to 24 April, 2004 Parliamentary delegation to the 110th Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Mexico City Senator Grant Chapman*
Senator Jeannie Ferris
The Hon Con Sciacca MP
Maria Vamvakinou MP
Delegation report tabled 21 June 2004, available as PDF (413 kb)
18 April to 9 May, 2004 Parliamentary delegation to the European Institutions and France

Senator the Hon Paul Calvert*
The Hon Arch Bevis MP
Senator George Campbell
Senator Ross Lightfoot
Senator Andrew Murray
Senator John Tierney

 
19 to 23 April, 2004 Attendance at the CPA Executive Committee Meeting, Uganda Senator the Hon Paul Calvert  
28 to 30 April, 2004 Representation at the CPA/WTO Regional Workshop for Pacific Parliamentarians, Wellington, New Zealand Senator Peter Cook  
2 to 6 May, 2004 Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Australia-New Zealand Committee Exchange program)

The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP*
John Murphy MP
Robert McClelland MP
Patrick Secker MP

 
5 to 21 May, 2004 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association visit to the United Kingdom Mr Barry Wakelin MP  
5 to 11 June, 2004 Visit to China by the President of the Senate, Senator the Hon Paul Calvert Senator the Hon Paul Calvert  Delegation report tabled 10 August 2004, available as PDF (39 kb)
27 June to 11 July, 2004 Parliamentary delegation to Ukraine and Bulgaria

The Hon Neil Andrew MP*
The Hon Ian Causley
The Hon Duncan Kerr MP
Mr Bob Sercombe MP MP

 
29 June to 9 July, 2004 Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia to observe the Indonesian Elections

The Hon Christine Gallus MP*
Senator Ruth Webber

 
11 to 25 July, 2004 Parliamentary Delegation to Mozambique and Kenya

Mrs Kay Elson MP*
Mrs Kelly Hoare MP
Senator Marise Payne

Delegation report tabled 11 October 2006, available as PDF (210 kb)
28 August to 19 September, 2004 Parliamentary Delegation to Canada and the United States of America

Senator John Hogg*
Senator Tsebin Tchen
Senator Geoffrey Buckland

Delegation report tabled November 2004, available as PDF (837 kb)
3 to 11 November 2004 Representation at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)- World Trade Organisation Trade Workshop for Asian Parliamentarians in Singapore

Senator the Hon Peter Cook

 
 

 

  * indicates delegation leader