CDI Organises Secondment of Solomon Islands Parliamentary Official
As part of its support for initiatives that enable Australian State and Territory Parliaments to assist Pacific Island Parliaments, CDI arranged the secondment of an officer of the Solomon Islands National Parliament Office to the New South Wales (NSW) Parliament for a period of four weeks to work in a committee secretariat administered by the Legislative Assembly in June 2008. The purpose of the secondment is for the Solomon Islands parliamentary officer to gain first hand experience working alongside his NSW counterparts on a committee inquiry or related project. A senior NSW parliamentary officer acted as mentor, and in organising this secondment and contributing to the associated costs, CDI is working in support of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) initiated twinning arrangement between the NSW and Solomon Islands Parliaments.
From 1 to 29 June 2008, Mr Jude Devesi, Committee and Research Officer with the Solomon Islands Parliament, worked in the secretariat serving several parliamentary committees including the Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission, the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, and the Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption. His work focussed on preparing discussion and briefing papers for the committees on their respective inquiries, assisting with the holding of deliberative meetings of the committees, and preparing for public hearings. In addition, Mr Devesi attended the Procedure Office on sitting days to observe preparation for sittings of the Legislative Assembly.
The costs of this secondment are shared between CDI, the NSW Parliament and the Solomon Islands UNDP Parliamentary Strengthening Project. Click on these links for further information:
