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Date	Event	Comment

2004
17 to 19 May	Leonie Ingram	Leonie Ingram, Director of Security Planning, Australian Parliament will with various Parliament directors to discuss security and other areas of mutual interests.
9 September	Hon Ray Hollis	The Honourable Ray Hollis, Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, Australia , visited the Scottish Parliament to discuss information technology advancements regarding parliamentary business (E-petitioning etc). He also attended First Minister's Questions, had a courtesy call with Murray Tosh MSP and lunch with members of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Scotland Branch).
13 September	Hon. John Cowdell MLC and Peter McHugh	President of the Legislative Council the Hon. John Cowdell, MLC and Mr Peter McHugh, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia met MSPs to discuss procedure, education and the clerking and administrative system. They also had lunch with Paul Grice and members of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Scotland Branch) and a courtesy call with Trish Godman MSP Deputy Presiding Officer.
15 September	Jodeen Carney	Shadow Minister for Justice, Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Jodeen Carney had a lunch meeting with members of the Cross Party Group on Men's Violence Against Women and Children to discuss domestic violence related issues.
22 September	Sue McLeod	Sue McLeod, Clerk of Committees in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, came on a short term attachment with the Scottish Parliament in order to exchange information regarding the work and procedures of committees


2003
7 January	Rt Hon John Faulkner	Courtesy call on Murray Tosh MSP, Deputy Presiding Officer by Opposition Leader, Australian Senate. SE- organised programme
9 January	Mr Roger Wilkins	Mr Wilkins, New South Wales, Australia visit to the Scottish Parliament to find out more about devolution and the Scottish Parliament.
17 January	Barbara Stone MP	Tours of Visitors Centre and Holyrood Information Centre
12 to 13 February	Phillip Pendal MLA	Visit by MP from Parliament of Western Australia, interested in devolution, how the Committees work and the Parliamentary Bureau
3 March	Will Hodgman MHA	Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Tasmania Parliament, to visit while in UK for Westminster Seminar. Tours, meetings and lunch with CPA Executive Committee
12 June	Australian Political Exchange Group	Programme to introduce young Australian politicians and officials to current policy on range of British issues and to allow them to build relations with counterparts here
8 July	Ms Lin Thorp MP	Labor Member of Tasmanian Legislative Council to visit - has particular interest in Committee system and use of electronic communication
10 July	Hon Neil Andrew	Visit by Speaker of Australian Parliament to familiarise himself with devolution and the Parliament's outreach programme, and to find out about what security measures are being implemented
4 September	Visit by Australian Federal Civil Servants	Tour of Visitor Centre and observe Question Time and First Minister's Question Time
1 October	Mr Michael Richardson MP	Member to visit Parliament for devolution discussion and receive tour of Holyrood Site
15 to 17 December	Peter Bennison	Peter Bennison, Deputy Clerk of the House & Secretary of the CPA (Tasmania) Branch wishes to visit the Scottish Parliament to look at how theParliament operates in detail with specific reference to its Committees.

2002
21 January	Garry Nehl retired Parliamentarian, New South Wales Parliament	Direct request from SNP in view of CPA connection. Basic courtesy call to the parliament with private meetings
18 April	Visit by Mr John Murphy	Request from FCO . Assembly Hall and meeting with H&C Committee. To make a comparative study of Australian and British health and aged care policy-making and service delivery.
18 April	Visit of Senator Bruce Scott	Request from FCO . Observe Question Time & First Minister's Question Time. To meet representatives of the Rural Development Committee. To discuss rural development issues and provision of services in outlying areas.
22 April	Visit by Jim Lloyd MP Federal Member for Robertson and Chief Government Whip	Request via Scottish Executive from FCO.
23 April	Visit by Senator Susan Mackay	Direct request from CPA Branch.
14 May	Visit by Hon Michael Aird MLC	Tour of Scottish Parliament and Holyrood Visitor Centre and lunch with CPA, Executive Committee.
11 to 14 June	Visit by Penny Cavanagh, Education Officer, NSW	Direct request from the Speaker of the New South Wales Parliament, Australia. The visit is being funded by the Churchill Foundation Australia to specifically look at our Education Unit. Tour of SP and Lunch at Jackson's. Meetings - Webcasting etc.
19 June	Visit by Mary Gillett MP, Victoria Parliament	Meeting with Members of the Executive Committee and possibly others. She is visiting on a comparative study on the democracies in Scotland and Wales with Westminster
25 June	Visit by Barry Steggall MP, Victoria Australia	Mr Steggall, Deputy Leader of the National Party, is visiting under the Auspices of the CPA. We intend to set up meetings with the CPA Exec. Comm. And with MSPs interested in genetic food legislation and food safety standards.
27 June	Kris Hanna MP, Victoria Parliament	Lunch with Executive Committee of CPA. Tour, presentation about Scottish Parliament and Devolution.
28 June	Ken Jasper MP, Victoria Parliament	Lunch with Executive Committee of CPA. Tour, presentation about Scottish Parliament and Devolution.
9 July	Lorraine Elliot MP, Victoria Parliament	Direct request - study tour. Shadow Minister for Community Services and the Arts, Parliament of Victoria.
11 July	Carlo Carli MP, Victorian parliament	CPA Executive Committee - lunch, tours, presentation of Scottish Parliament
24 July	Tony Plowman MP, Victorian Parliament	Tour of Visitor Centre and HVC. Lunch with RD and EC MSP and other meetings.
26 July	Mr Telmo Languiller MP, Victorian Parliament	Tour of Visitor Centre and HVC. Lunch with Member of the Executive Committee of the CPA (Scotland Branch).
14 August	Hon Sang Nguyen MLC	Visit to the Scottish Parliament to find out more about devolution and the workings of the Scottish Parliament. Visit will include lunch, tours, presentation of Scottish Parliament.
26 August	Dianne Haddon MLC	Member of the Victoria Parliament, direct request from their CPA Branch. Presentation, tour and lunch hosted by member of the Executive Committee of the CPA (Scotland Branch).
1 to 3 October	Neil Bessell	Visit by Senior Clerk of Committees, Australian Senate, to learn about workings of chamber and committee system, and also staff reward schemes. Tours, QT, Committee meeting