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.

OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS AND VISITS–2004 (40TH PARLIAMENT)
Dates	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 Johnson 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	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

Comments to: House of Representatives Web Administrator
Last reviewed 13 October 2006 by the Web Manager
© Commonwealth of Australia
Parliament of Australia Web Site Privacy Statement
Images courtesy of AUSPIC