Appendix 7: Outgoing parliamentary delegations

This appendix contains summary information on the outgoing parliamentary delegations in 2017–18.

Date Visit Delegation members

2–13 July 2017

Official parliamentary delegation to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries (Indonesia, Myanmar and Singapore)

Hon Kevin Andrews MP
Delegation leader

Senator Kimberley Kitching

Mr Kenneth O’Dowd MP

Ms Cathy O’Toole MP

2–16 July 2017

Parliamentary delegation to Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States by members of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration

Mr Jason Wood MP
Delegation leader

Mr Julian Hill MP

Hon Shayne Neumann MP

Mr Llew O’Brien MP

Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP

2–16 July 2017

Parliamentary delegation to Portugal by members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

Mr Craig Kelly MP
Delegation leader

Senator David Bushby

Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore

Senator the Hon Lisa Singh

23–29 July 2017

Parliamentary delegation to New Zealand by members of the House Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources

Mr Rick Wilson MP
Delegation leader

Ms Justine Keay MP

Dr John McVeigh MP

Mr Rowan Ramsey MP

13 September–13 December 2017

Parliamentary delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly, New York

Hon Warren Entsch MP

Senator Gavin Marshall

17–22 September 2017

Parliamentary delegation to attend the 38th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Manila, Philippines

Mr George Christensen MP
Delegation leader

Senator Alex Gallacher

23 September–7 October 2017

Parliamentary delegation field visit (mental health) to Canada, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom

Senator Rachel Siewert
Delegation leader

Senator Deborah O’Neill

Mr Andrew Wallace MP

Senator John Williams

25 September–5 October 2017

Parliamentary delegation to Greece and Turkey

Mr Robert Mitchell MP
Delegation leader

Mr Steve Georganas MP

Senator Barry O’Sullivan

26 September–6 October 2017

Visit to Istanbul for the 2017 Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia (MIKTA) Speakers’ Consultation

Senator the Hon Stephen Parry
President of the Senate

2–12 October 2017

Parliamentary delegation to Belgium, Estonia and France

Hon Tony Smith MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives and delegation leader

Senator David Fawcett

Mr Andrew Giles MP

Senator Helen Polley

Ms Melissa Price MP

Mr Rowan Ramsey MP

6–10 October 2017

Parliamentary delegation to attend the 63rd North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) parliamentary assembly, Bucharest, Romania

Mr Andrew Laming MP
Delegation leader

Mr Ross Hart MP

13–21 October 2017

Parliamentary delegation to attend the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald
Delegation leader

Senator Chris Ketter

Mr Josh Wilson MP

28 October–4 November 2017

Parliamentary delegation to India

Hon Anthony Albanese MP
Delegation leader

Mr Milton Dick MP

Mr Ian Goodenough MP

Senator Pauline Hanson

Mr David Littleproud MP

4–7 November 2017

Parliamentary delegation to attend the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Senator Susan Lines
Delegation leader

5–10 November 2017

Parliamentary delegation to Papua New Guinea

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald
Delegation leader

Senator Kimberley Kitching

Mr Kenneth O’Dowd MP

Ms Cathy O’Toole MP

17–20 December 2017

Parliamentary delegation to New Zealand by members of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport

Mr Trent Zimmerman MP

Mr Steve Georganas MP

7–15 January 2018

Parliamentary delegation to Mauritius and Seychelles

Hon Tony Smith MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives and delegation leader

18–21 January 2018

Parliamentary delegation to the Twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Hanoi, Vietnam

Senator John Williams
Delegation leader

Mr Scott Buchholz MP

Mr Tim Hammond MP

Mr Stephen Jones MP

21–31 March 2018

Parliamentary delegation to attend the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly in Geneva, Switzerland

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald
Delegation leader

Senator Catryna Bilyk

Mr Josh Wilson MP

11–21 April 2018

Parliamentary delegation to Japan and Korea

Hon Tony Smith MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives and delegation leader

Senator Sue Lines
Deputy delegation leader

Hon Sharon Bird MP

Ms Michelle Landry MP

Ms Rebekha Sharkie MP

14–22 April 2018

Parliamentary delegation to the United States by members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Mr Andrew Hastie MP
Delegation leader

Senator David Fawcett

Senator the Hon Penny Wong

Senator Jennifer McAllister

3–9 June 2018

Parliamentary delegation to Ethiopia and Kenya

Mr Andrew Broad MP
Delegation leader

Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP

Mr Timothy Watts MP

Mr Graham Perrett MP

2–16 June 2018

Parliamentary delegation to France, Ireland and the United Kingdom

Senator the Hon Scott Ryan
President of the Senate and delegation leader

Hon Michael Danby MP

Mr Steven Georganas MP

Senator Pauline Hanson

Mr Timothy Wilson MP

Mr Jason Wood MP