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Timor-Leste
National Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and National
Security Study Tour on Parliamentary Accountability Processes
Between 3 and 7 November 2003, a delegation from the Timor-Leste National Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security (Committee B) visited the Australian Parliament as part of a study tour conducted by CDI and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI). This visit is the Timor-Leste Parliament's first official visit to Australia since independence. The aim of the visit was to study accountability processes within the Australian parliament and learn about parliamentary committees- their role and responsibilities and how to implement them. This study tour also provided the opportunity to promote and strengthen relations between parliamentarians from Australia and Timor-Leste. Report
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| The Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) is a government-funded body that supports the efforts of new democracies in the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen their political systems. It provides training, technical assistance and peer support for parliamentarians and emerging leaders in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, with a particular focus on Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji. The Australian Government established CDI in 1998. It is funded primarily by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). One of the primary ways in which CDI works to promote democracy is through strengthening parliamentary governance and political parties. The Centre focusses on parliamentary and political party development, and conducts flagship training courses and policy-relevant research on these subjects. |
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