- Title
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
13/11/1997
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE
Program 2--Passport and Consular Services
Subprogram 2.1--Passport Services
- Database
Estimates Committees
- Date
13-11-1997
- Source
SENATE
- Committee Name
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
- Place
- Department
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE
- Page
199
- Status
Proof
- Program
Program 2--Passport and Consular Services
- Questioner
CHAIR
Senator HOGG
- Reference
- Responder
Ms Hewitt
Mr Warner
- Sub program
Subprogram 2.1--Passport Services
- System Id
committees/estimate/ecomd971113a_sfa.out/0024
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
(SENATE-Thursday, 13 November 1997)- Start of Business
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE
- CHAIR
- Program 1--International Relations, Trade and Business Liaison
- Program 1.4--Interests in South Pacific, Africa and Middle East
- Program 1.7--Global Issues
- Program 2--Passport and Consular Services
- Program 5--Executive and DFAT Corporate Service
- Program 6--Development cooperation
- Program 7--Australian Trade Commission
- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
CHAIR --Are there any questions on subprogram 2.1--passport services?
Senator HOGG --I do not know if this is the appropriate section or whether it should have gone back to Mr Dauth again. The issue is in relation to James Peng.
Ms Hewitt --That is actually a North Asia Division issue and comes under subprogram 1.1, unless it is consular.
Senator HOGG --I understood he was being supported by consular visits. Could I just have an update on that, please?
Mr Warner --Not a great deal has happened since we last spoke about this in Senate estimates. As you know, the government has made high level representations to the Chinese government on Mr Peng's case. We continue to have regular consular visits on Mr Peng. As I said to you last time, we think it is best, and he and his family think it is best, that we keep a low public profile on this issue while it winds its way through the Chinese bureaucracy.
Senator HOGG --On the last occasion I made a request to receive some private confirmation of what is happening from time to time. I would appreciate that. It saves me raising it in this forum.
Mr Warner --Certainly.
[2.56 p.m.]