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Outgoing parliamentary delegations

This appendix contains summary information on the outgoing parliamentary delegations in 2019–20.

Outgoing parliamentary delegations

Date

Visit

Delegation members

24 August–4 September 2019

Parliamentary delegation to Thailand to attend the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly and bilateral visits to the Philippines and Malaysia

Mr Kevin Hogan MP
Delegation leader

Hon Dr John McVeigh MP

Senator Alex Gallacher

19 September–19 December 2019

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

Mr Ross Vasta MP

Mr Nicholas Champion MP

22 September–1 October 2019

Parliamentary delegation to attend the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Uganda, and a bilateral visit to Qatar

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

Senator Catryna Bilyk

Ms Sharon Claydon MP

Senator Samantha McMahon

29 September–5 October 2019

Parliamentary delegation to the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, and Athens, Greece

Hon Kevin Andrews MP

Delegation leader

Hon Damian Drum MP

Ms Joanne Ryan MP

Senator Pauline Hanson

Senator the Hon James McGrath

10–16 October 2019

Parliamentary observer delegation to attend the 65th Annual Session of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly, United Kingdom

Senator the Hon David Fawcett
Delegation leader

Senator the Hon Kim Carr

13–17 October 2019

Parliamentary delegation to attend the 141st Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Belgrade, Serbia

Mrs Lucy Wicks MP
Delegation leader

Mr Andrew Wallace MP

Senator Deborah O'Neill

Mr Julian Hill MP

2–8 November 2019

Parliamentary delegation to New Delhi and Mumbai, India, by members of the Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy

Mr Ted O'Brien MP

Delegation leader

Mr Joshua Wilson MP

Hon Dr David Gillespie MP

Ms Zali Steggall MP

2–8 November 2019

Parliamentary delegation to the People’s Republic of China by members of the Senate Standing Committees for Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport

Senator Susan McDonald
Delegation leader

Senator Glenn Sterle

3–5 November 2019

Visit to Tokyo, Japan, for the G20 Speaker's Summit

Hon Tony Smith MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives

Senator the Hon Scott Ryan
President of the Senate

4–11 November 2019

Parliamentary delegation to Dublin, Ireland, by members of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

Senator Carol Brown

Mr Milton Dick MP

5–8 November 2019

Visit to Mexico to attend the 2019 Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia (MIKTA) Speakers’ Consultation

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

30 November–5 December 2019

Parliamentary delegation to attend the Antarctic Parliamentarians Assembly, United Kingdom

Hon Keith Pitt MP
Delegation leader

Hon Warren Snowdon MP

8–12 December 2019

Parliamentary delegation to New Zealand and Vanuatu by members of the Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

Senator Catryna Bilyk
Delegation leader

Mr Pat Conaghan MP

Dr Andrew Laming MP

Mr Tony Zappia MP

6–10 January 2020

Visit to Ottawa, Canada, to attend the 25th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth

Hon Tony Smith MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives

Senator the Hon Scott Ryan
President of the Senate

24–28 January 2020

Visit to Poland for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Senator the Hon Scott Ryan
President of the Senate