Parliamentary capacity-building
This appendix contains summary information on parliamentary capacity-building activities supported by the Department of the House of Representatives in 2019–20.
Date | Program and activity | Country or legislature represented |
|---|---|---|
8–19 July 2019 | Parliamentary strengthening The Clerk Assistant (Table) and an officer from the Table Office assisted with executive and mid-level management training at the Myanmar parliament in a program funded by the Inter-Parliamentary Union | Myanmar |
12 July 2019 | Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Fund An executive committee meeting was supported at the Queensland parliament | – |
26 August 2019 | Parliamentary strengthening Visit to the parliament by two Senators from the Malaysian Dewan Negara to discuss parliamentary reform | Malaysia |
16–18 September 2019 | Study Visit Program Samoan Committee Chairs and Deputy Chairs visited the parliament for a study program on committee procedure and administration | Samoa |
14–18 October 2019 | Study Visit Program Staff of the lower house (Lok Sabha) of the Indian parliament visited the parliament for a study program on parliamentary procedure and administration | India |
21–22 October 2019 | Study Visit Program Myanmar parliamentarians visited the parliament as part of the political mentoring program for parliamentarians run by the International Women’s Development Agency and funded by the Australian Government | Myanmar |
22 October 2019 | Study Visit Program Officials from the Pacific visited the parliament as part of the Legal Policy Development course run by the Attorney-General’s Department | Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu |
28 October–2 November 2019 | Parliamentary strengthening The Clerk Assistant (Table) and an officer from the Table Office assisted with executive and mid-level management training at the Myanmar parliament in a program funded by the Inter-Parliamentary Union | Myanmar |
31 October 2019 | Study Visit Program Officials from the Legislative Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee participated in a program on the Australian Parliament’s legislative process | China |
31 October 2019 | Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Fund Windows 10 Pro software licence, four laptops, two Surface Pros and six LED monitors were supplied | Vanuatu |
19–20 November 2019 | Parliamentary strengthening One member of parliament and two parliamentary senior executive officers were supported to participate in the United Nations Development Programme’s Regional Conference on Parliamentary Oversight | New Zealand |
21–22 November 2019 | Parliamentary strengthening The Serjeant-at-Arms was supported to participate in the United Nations Development Programme’s Regional Workshop on Public Financial Management Oversight | New Zealand |
2–4 December 2019 | Fiji Parliamentary Support Program The Fijian Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee visited the parliament for a study program to meet with Australian counterparts and observe the work of the parliament | Fiji |
2–13 December 2019 | Parliamentary strengthening A finance officer was supported to assist with a Floating Budget Office mission at the Vanuatu parliament funded by the United Nations Development Programme | Vanuatu |
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https://www.transparency.gov.au/annual-reports/department-house-representatives/reporting-year/2019-20-36