Inter-Parliamentary Relations - Outgoing Delegations

Outgoing delegations and visits — 42nd 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.

OFFICIAL OUTGOING DELEGATIONS AND VISITS: 42nd PARLIAMENT
Dates	Destinations	Delegates	Report
31 December 2007 to 16 January 2008	Official visit by The Hon David Hawker MP and Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson to the United Kingdom	The Hon David Hawker MP Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson
18-25 January 2008	Official parliamentary delegation to the 16th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum in Auckland	The Hon David Hawker MP Mr Patrick Secker MP
04-19 April 2008	Official parliamentary delegation visit to The European Institutions	Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson, President of the Senate* Mr Kelvin Thomson MP (Deputy Leader) Senator Grant Chapman Mr Petro Georgiou MP Senator Anne McEwen Senator Glenn Sterle Senator Ruth Webber
11-27 April 2008	Official parliamentary delegation to the 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Cape Town, South Africa and bilateral visit to Jordan	Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives* The Hon Danna Vale MP (Deputy Leader) The Hon Roger Price MP Ms Jill Hall MP Mr Patrick Secker MP
13-17 April 2008	Official parliamentary delegation visit by the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs to New Zealand	Senator Claire Moore* Senator Gary Humphries (Deputy Leader) Senator Judith Adams Senator Lyn Allison Senator Sue Boyce Senator Helen Polley Senator Rachel Siewert
20-30 April 2008	Official visit by Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson, President of the Senate to Jersey, Guernsey, London and Portugal	Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson, President of the Senate
07-20 June 2008	Commonwealth Parliamentary visit, United Kingdom	Mr Russell Broadbent MP
04-15 August 2008	Official parliamentary delegation visit to the 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Malaysia and bilateral visit to Thailand	Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson, President of the Senate * Mr Michael Danby MP Mr Barry Haase MP Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan Mr Graham Perrett MP	Delegation Report (PDF5534 KB) Tabled: 10 November 2008

09-24 August 2008	Official parliamentary delegation visit to Colombia and Argentina	Senator Steve Hutchins* Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP Ms Melissa Parke MP Senator Marise Payne Senator Helen Polley Mr Don Randall MP
18-24 August 2008	Official parliamentary delegation visit to the 29th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Association (AIPA) General Assembly, Singapore	Ms Sharon Bird MP* The Hon Andrew Robb MP
28 September - 10 October 2008	Official parliamentary delegation visit to Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina	Senator the Hon John Hogg, President of the Senate* The Hon Philip Ruddock MP Senator Steve Fielding Senator Mark Furner Mr Steve Georganas MP Senator Annette Hurley Senator Barnaby Joyce
04 October - 18 October 2008	Official parliamentary delegation visit to Serbia and the 119th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva Switzerland	The Hon Roger Price MP* The Hon Danna Vale MP Senator the Hon Judith Troeth Senator Claire Moore (Geneva only)

* indicates delegation leader