Delegations
An Australian parliamentary delegation has participated in the annual Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), this year held in Vladivostok, Russia at the end of January. The delegation was led by John Murphy (Reid, NSW) and included deputy leader Bruce Scott (Maranoa, Qld), Warren Entsch (Leichhardt, Qld) and Laura Smyth (La Trobe, Vic).
Members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity have participated in the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Conference held in Manila, Philippines from 30 January to 2 February 2013.
Parliamentary delegations from Morocco and China visited Australia in October and November 2012, along with a delegation from the New Zealand Maori Affairs Committee.
Australian parliamentary delegations visited Argentina, Poland, United Kingdom, Algeria, and Morocco in October and November 2012. Australian parliamentary delegations also participated in the 33rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Lombok, Indonesia, the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the 127th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Quebec City, and the Parliamentary Event of Interfaith Dialogue in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.
Incoming delegations and visits
Outgoing delegations and visits