The Ad Hoc Group mechanism, established by Ministers at the third Bali Process Ministerial Conference in April 2009, consists of a smaller membership of most-affected Bali Process Member States to take collective lead on an issue, and maintains a regular program of Ad Hoc Group Senior Official’s Meetings.

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11th Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials’ Meeting, 11 November 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Bali Process Working Groups, the Regional Support Office (RSO) and the Government and Business Forum report annually to the Ad Hoc Group.

The Ad Hoc Group’s Terms of Reference sets out the following aims:

  • to develop practical outcomes at the operational level to assist countries to mitigate increased irregular population movements;
  • to enhance information sharing arrangements between most-affected countries; and
  • to report to Senior Official Co-Chairs through the Steering Group with concrete recommendations to inform future regional cooperation on people smuggling and trafficking in persons.

Membership consists of 16 Member States and three Bali Process Member Organisations, with expansion of the membership directed by the Steering Group.

Ad Hoc Group Members

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Ad Hoc Group Past Events

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Upcoming Events

Seventeenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Past Event
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Seventeenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 03 May 2024 Array
Sixteenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Past Event
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Sixteenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Location: Bali, Indonesia Date: 06 December 2022 Array
Fifteenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Past Event
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Fifteenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Location: Virtual Date: 20 - 21 October 2020 Array
Fourteenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Past Event
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Fourteenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Location: Da Nang, Viet Nam Date: 23 - 24 July 2019 Array
Thirteenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Past Event
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Thirteenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Location: Sydney, Australia Date: 26 - 27 June 2018 Array
Twelfth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
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Twelfth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 31 October 2017 Array

Other Conferences and Meetings

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Ministerial Conferences
Ministerial Conferences are held every two years to bring together ministers from across the Bali Process Member States.
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Bali Process Steering Group
The Bali Process Steering Group is responsible for ensuring Bali Process objectives and priorities reflect regional needs.
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Senior Officials Meetings
Senior Officials Meetings take place ahead of Ministerial Conferences, and involve the full membership of the Bali Process.
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