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Australian Parliamentarians hold workshop in Thailand,
8-10 July 2003

As part of the ongoing program between CDI and KPI, a team of Australian parliamentarians visited Thailand for a workshop with Thai counterparts in Bangkok on 8-9 July. Mr Bob Charles, Senator John Hogg, Mr Alex Somlyay, Senator John Watson and Mr Alan Griffin drew on their experience in the Joint Committee for Public Accounts and Audit to present case studies and discuss best practice. There were also presentations on Thai budget and audit processes and considerable discussion on ways to enhance the role of elected officials to fulfill their accountability responsibilities.


	Secretary General of KPI, Prof Noranit Setabutr and JCPAA Chairman Bob Charles opening the workshop
Thai parliamentary officials point out features of the Parliamentary Chamber to the visiting Australians		Senator John Hogg sitting between Senators Prateep and Malinee
	Australian & Thailand Parliamentarians who attended the workshop

Report pdf | rtf
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
King Prajadhipok's Institute
Thai Parliament

	Crawford School of Economics and Government	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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