REPORTS OF OVERSEAS TRAVEL UNDERTAKEN BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FUNDED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR SEVEN MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 REPORTS OF OVERSEAS TRAVEL UNDERTAKEN BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FOR SEVEN MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 FUNDED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT TRAVEL - PARLIAMENTARY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE J QUIGLEY MLA (M) 06-0cl-13 11-0cl-13 BOSTON ATTENDED INTERNATIONAL $15,282 BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. I BLAYNEY MLA (M) 02-Nov-13 08-Nov-13 INDONESIA GAIN UNDERSTANDING $3,852 OF INDONESIA'S ECONOMY, CULTURE AND INDUSTRY SECTORS. D NALDER MLA (M) 03-Nov-13 08-Nov-13 INDONESIA GAIN UNDERSTANDING $5,044 OF INDONESIA'S ECONOMY, CULTURE AND INDUSTRY SECTORS. C HATTON MLA (M) 03-Nov-13 08-Nov-13 INDONESIA GAIN UNDERSTANDING $3,545 OF INDONESIA'S ECONOMY, CULTURE AND INDUSTRY SECTORS. N NORBERGER MLA (M) 03-Nov-13 08-Nov-13 INDONESIA GAIN UNDERSTANDING $5,078 OF INDONESIA'S ECONOMY, CULTURE AND INDUSTRY SECTORS. P WATSON MLA (M) 03-Nov-13 15-Nov-13 FRANCE ATTENDED ARMISTICE DAY $2,478 CEREMONY AS THE GUEST OF MAYOR KUMM. HON N GOIRAN MLC (M) 04-Nov-13 11-Nov-13 CANADA PARTICIPATED IN LEADERS $3,926 FORUM AND SYMPOSIUM HOSTED BY THE EUTHANASIA PREVENTION COALITION. HON P EDMAN MLC (M) 10-Nov-13 12-Nov-13 INDONESIA ATTENDED A CONFERENCE $4,643 HOSTED BY THE INDONESIA AUSTRALIA BUSINESS. COUNCIL. HON J BOYDELL MLA (M) 07-Dec-13 18-Dec-13 LONDON ATTENDED 7TH ANNUAL $8,624 PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM SYMPOSIUM. HON L BEHJAT MLC (M) 09-Dec-13 16-Dec-13 LONDON ATTENDED 7TH ANNUAL $11,986 "PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM SYMPOSIUM. B JOHNSTON MLA (M) 10-Jan-14 22-Jan-14 INDONESIA JAVA FAMILIARIZATION TOUR. $7,799 M QUIRK MLA (M) 12-Jan-14 22-Jan-14 INDONESIA JAVA FAMILIARIZATION TOUR. $3,885 P TINLEY MLA (M) 12-Jan-14 20-Jan-14 INDONESIA JAVA FAMILIARIZATION TOUR. $7,343 J FREEMAN MLA (M) 12-Jan-14 22-Jan-14 INDONESIA JAVA FAMILIARIZATION TOUR. $7,825 R COOK MLA (M) 12-Jan-14 22-Jan-14 INDONESIA JAVA FAMILIARIZATION TOUR. $7,800 HON L BEHJAT MLC (M) 18-Jan-14 02-Feb-14 ISRAEL MEET WITH MEMBERS OF $11,664 PARLIAMENT FROM ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, VISITS TO NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION'S AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATIONS. HON A HA YDEN MLC (M) 28-Feb-14 03-Mar-14 SINGAPORE BUILD ON CURRENT TRADE $4,140 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND FACILITATE MEETINGS FOR FUTURE TRADE AND TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES. TOTAL FOR PARLIAMENT TRAVEL -IMPREST SYSTEM VISITS: 17 $114, 914 Department of Premier & Cabinet Dumas House 2 Havelock Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 Attention: Laurie Bin'ell Dear Sir INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IMPREST REPORT ATTENDANCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE­ BOSTON U.S.A. - 6 to 11 OCTOBER 2013 At the begilming of the 38th Parliament the Premier made a statement to the Assembly stating that he was changing the imprest rules for intemational travel so as to discourage members using international travel to go on aimless sightseeing tours or lines of enquiry. The Premier stated that he wanted to positively encourage members to travel internationally to attend sltuctured conferences in the area of their parliamentary responsibility. Accordingly, as the Shadow Attorney General for Western Australia, I cannot think of a more worthwhile imprest trip than to travel to the International Bar Association Conference in Boston, the theme of which was to examine human rights and the health of the plinciples enshrined in the Magna Carta 800 years after the signing of that document. Having obtained the prior approval ofthe Premier of Western Australia, the Hon. Colin Bal'llett MLA, to undertake international travel, I attended the Intemational Bar Association Annual Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts. I attended events on all six days of the conference. The conference was held between Sunday 6 October 2013 and Friday 11 Octobel' 2013. In accordance with the Premier's prior approval I claimed accommodation allowance for the duration of the conference (5 to 10 October) and met my own accommodation expenses for 11 Octobel' 2013. All claims by me and approvals by the Premier have been made strictly in accordance with the published guidelines. I attach a copy of the Intemational Ba!' Association's Certificate of Attendance. In addition to the legal sessions conducted between 7 and 11 October 2013, I attended the opening sessions of the conference held on 6 October 2013, which did not constitute legal instmction, however, the official opening address of the Chairperson of the International Bar Association, Mr Michael Reynolds, outlined the plans and priorities fol' tile fm1her of the Association. PO Box 2024 CLARKSON WA 6030 kM OFFICll: SUl'l'E 116, OCEAN Kr,ys SHOPP1NG CENTRE, 36 OCEAN KEYS BOULEVARD, CLARKSON WA 6030 (Opposile C/arksoll Libml)~ PH: 9407 8600 FA.X: 9407 8644 E,tAlL: [email protected],gol'.au 2 The themes of the President's address were that the IBA was focusing on developing its presence in the emerging economies of Asia, AfHca and Latin America. Mr Reynolds also noted that the IBA has been advancing its human rights initiatives around the world, giving special attention to the impact of climate change on disadvantaged populations, the effects of new technology on privacy rights and human trafficking. The point was made that the IBA is uniquely placed to address these issues as it brings together the leading legal experts from around the world. Intemationallegal experts who addressed the conference were; U.S. Supreme Court Justice, StephenBreyer, fonner Justice of the High Court of Australia, Michael Kirby QC, world renowned economist, Mr Paul Volcker, Professor Jolm Ruggie, author of the United Nations guiding principal on hllman rights, together with leading lawyers from various jurisdictions around the world. Following Mr Reynolds inspirational opening speech was an address by Dr Madeleine Albright, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and the U.S. Secretary of State. Dr Albright spoke about her parents having fled Warsaw, Poland, just prior to its decimation by Hitler's atmy. Escaping first to the United Kingdom and then immigrating to the U.S. Dr Albright noted that during the span of her lifetime she witnessed many abuses of human rights on an international scale and lauded the Intemational Bar Association's focus on the protection of human rights around the world, in particular developing economies and new countries, not steeped in the tradition of the IUle oflaw. Dr Albright gave great importance to the vigilance of ihe protection of human rights in developed c01mtries where governments react to challenges such as tenorism by diminishing the rights of individuals, using impr!somnent by executive action rather than subject to the IUle oflaw. She stressed to the conference that every time human rights were diminished by govenunents in the face of challenges to 01ll' democracy such as terrorism, then tbe tel1'0rists achieve their goals byundennining the IUle oflaw to respond to threats. We should have confidence in the robustness of our democracy and strength of our legal systems to meet these challenges to our democracies within the application ofthe rule oflaw. On Monday Illoming 7 October I attended an IBA showcase session on "HUll/an Traffic: Modem Sravery". The lead speaker for this session was Ms Laurel Bellows, the immediate fonner President of the American Bar Association and included Ambassador Luis Debaca ofthe U.S. State Department's Office to combat trafficking in persons, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC of the London Bar and Co-Chair ofthe Human Rights Institute and Gopal Subramanium, a former Attol'l1ey Genera I from India. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IMPREST REPORT ATTENDANCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE - BOSTON V.SA - 6 to 11 OCTOBER 2013 3 The session comprised discussion about recent developments between private individuals, private institutions, corporations, governmental agencies, NGO's and viewpoints from trafficked people themselves. It was revealed during the sessions that profits ft'om human trafficking sit just below the profits ft'om the dlUg trade and human trafficking is globally estimated to generate $32 billion annually. Ms Bellows set out 5 key points to combat human trafficking: I. A uniform minimum law to punish captors; 2. Education of first responders to recognise a victim who does not immediately self­ identify; 3. TIle promUlgation of business conduct standards promoting a zero tolerance approach to slave labour; 4. Education of employees to understand the problem and reporting, including guidelines 01' employment manuals; 5. National awareness campaigns, as many members of the community do not understand how rampant slavery is or how many lives it permeates. Ms Bellows also discussed the Palerl1lo Protocol, which is the most comprehensive and important legislation on human trafficking. It was stressed by Mr Gopal Subramanium, the former Solicitor General ofIndia, that India has a first class constitution which expressly prohibits htlman trafficking; however, for the last 60 years successive govemments in India have looked the other way and not taken action against those involved in this trade. The fonner Solicitor General concluded: "I think this is primaty proof that the State is actively collaborating in this industly". Mr Subramanium, stated that not only was not enough being done to legislate the PalerlJlo Protocols into domestic legislation, but there had to be sanctions, both economic and political, against any country that fails to honour these protocols against human trafficking. On Monday aftcl'IIoon I attended an IBA showcase event entitled "Hullul/I RIgltts at 65: . Hale alld Hearty 01' III Need ofResflscitation". The speakers included Ambassador Hans Corell, fonner Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs and the Legal Counsel for the United Nations in Stockholm, Baroness Helena Kelmedy QC, a member of the House of Lords and Barrister in London, the HOIl.