ARHA provides secretariat support for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Population and Development. The main objectives of the group are to:-

• provide a forum for discussion by MPs and Senators on population, development and reproductive health issues;
• hold general meetings, open to all Members and Senators on issues of interest;
• arrange meetings andseminars for both parliamentarians and others to hear prominent experts on these issues;
• facilitate study tours to developing countries to improve understanding on family planning and reproductive health programs and projects;
• encourage the establishment of contacts with similar parliamentary groups world-wide;
• have consultations and briefing with relevant NGOs and AusAID;
• participate in national, international and UN conferences on population, development, reproductive health and allied issues;
• provide briefings on population, family planning, reproductive health and allied issues; and
• promote the implementation of all of the aims of the 1994 Cairo Programme of Action.

The Members of the Executive Committee of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Population and Development are:

Chair - The Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Minister for Education, Science and Training and Member for Bradfield

Vice Chair - Senator Meg Lees, Senator for South Australia

Vice Chair - Ms Ann Corcoran, MP, Member for Isaacs

Hon Sec - Senator Marise Payne, Senator for New South Wales

Contact Details - Ms Dianne Proctor on 02 62874422