Parliamentary capacity-building
This appendix contains summary information on parliamentary capacity-building activities supported by the Department of the House of Representatives in 2018–19.
Date |
Program and activity |
Country or legislature represented |
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10 July 2018 |
Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Fund An executive committee meeting was supported at the New Zealand parliament |
– |
23–27 July 2018 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program Two officers of the Fijian parliament were supported to undertake a program to enhance knowledge of parliamentary committees at the Victorian parliament |
Fiji |
24–25 July 2018 |
Study Visit Program Japanese academics visited parliament for a program on the Australian Parliament’s processes for the dissemination of information, particularly in relation to online streaming and the provision of video libraries |
Japan |
6–10 August 2018 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program Three officers of the Fijian parliament were supported to undertake a program to enhance knowledge of library and research services at the Victorian parliament |
Fiji |
10–14 August 2018 |
Study Visit Program Members of the parliament of Ghana’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Steering Committee visited the parliament for a program on the use of ICT in the operations of the parliament |
Ghana |
20–24 August 2018 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program Two officers of the Fijian parliament were supported to undertake a program to enhance knowledge of parliamentary information technology (IT) requirements at the Victorian parliament |
Fiji |
27–31 August 2018 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program Two officers of the Fijian parliament were supported to undertake a program to enhance knowledge of corporate asset and project management at the Victorian parliament |
Fiji |
18–20 September 2018 |
Parliamentary strengthening Visit to the parliament by HE Dato’ Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and delegation from the parliament of Malaysia |
Malaysia |
24–28 September 2018 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program The Communication and Public Engagement Manager of the Victorian parliament was assisted to facilitate a workshop to review the Fijian parliament’s outreach strategy and resources |
Fiji |
1–5 October 2018 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program Four senior officers of the Victorian parliament were supported to conduct strategic planning workshops and related meetings at the Fijian parliament |
Fiji |
1–5 October 2018 |
Study Visit Program Staff of the lower house (Lok Sabha) of the Indian parliament visited the Australian Parliament for a study program on parliamentary procedure and administration |
India |
30 October– 2 November 2018 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program A library officer from the Fijian parliament was supported to attend the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP) conference in Tokyo |
Fiji |
22–27 November 2018 |
Inter-Parliamentary Study Program for Speakers of Pacific parliaments A program offering professional development and networking opportunities was delivered to five Speakers and two Deputy Speakers of parliaments in the Pacific region |
Bougainville, Cook Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands |
29 November 2018 |
Study Visit Program A program on the role of the Senate in law-making, the powers of the state and federal parliaments and Australia’s electoral system was delivered to two Nepalese Supreme Court Justices |
Nepal |
4–6 December 2018 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program A former member of the Victorian parliament was assisted to contribute to an induction program for newly elected members of the Fijian parliament |
Fiji |
7–10 December 2018 |
Parliamentary strengthening A member of parliament, assisted by the Clerk Assistant (Procedure), presented at a seminar on Malaysian parliamentary reform and associated meetings |
Malaysia |
8 February 2019 |
Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Fund Four laptop computers were supplied and an officer of the parliament of Kiribati attended Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Windows Server training in Sydney |
Kiribati |
12 February 2019 |
Parliamentary strengthening Visit to the parliament by ministerial staff of the parliament of Malaysia |
Malaysia |
12 February 2019 |
Parliamentary strengthening Visit to the parliament by a delegation from the national parliament of Timor-Leste |
Timor-Leste |
25 February– 6 March 2019 |
Parliamentary strengthening Four senior officers of the Department of the House of Representatives participated in a study visit program at the Indian lower house (Lok Sabha) |
India |
28 February 2019 |
Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Fund A heavy-duty multifunction printer was supplied |
Tonga |
10–13 March 2019 |
Parliamentary strengthening The Deputy Clerk gave presentations on the parliament’s committee system to a seminar at the parliament of Malaysia |
Malaysia |
19–27 March 2019 |
Parliamentary strengthening The Clerk Assistant (Table) assisted with executive and mid-level management training at the Myanmar parliament in a program funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) |
Myanmar |
26 March–2 April 2019 |
Inter-Parliamentary Study Program A study program for 16 senior officers from 15 overseas parliaments and one Australian state parliament was held at the Australian Parliament, focusing on parliamentary practice and procedure, and administration |
Azerbaijan, Canada, Chile, China, European Parliament, Fiji, Georgia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sweden, Timor- Leste, Tasmania (Australia) |
13 May 2019 |
Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Fund Two multifunction printers were supplied |
Bougainville |
20–22 May 2019 |
Fiji Parliamentary Support Program Four whips and deputy whips from the Fijian parliament were assisted to undertake whips training at the Victorian parliament |
Fiji |
19 June 2019 |
Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Fund An executive sub-committee meeting was supported at the Australian Parliament |
– |
28 June 2019 |
Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Fund Three projectors and two projector screens were supplied |
Fiji |
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