The Pipeline Authority Act 1973
Established the National Pipeline Authority to oversee the planning and construction of a national pipeline system and its subsequent operation and maintenance.

The Trade Practices Act 1974
Outlawed restrictive trade practices and ensured consumer protection and product and manufacturing liability.

The Health Insurance Act 1973
Established 'Medibank', a national health scheme funded by levy which provided free public hospital treatment and medical benefits totalling at least 85 per cent of the cost of doctor and hospital services.

The National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
Established a service to plan and manage national parks in line with international standards.

The Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Enabled Australia to ratify the International Convention on the 'Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination'.

The Family Law Act 1975
Replaced the existing grounds for divorce with a single ground, irretrievable breakdown of marriage (eg. having separated and lived apart for 12 months or more), and the extension of Federal jurisdiction to maintenance, custody and property matters.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Established tribunals to review the discretionary decisions of ministers and officials.

The Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975
Established the Australian Heritage Commission to advise the Government and Parliament on the condition of the National Estate and how it should be protected.

Official visits in 1974
Visited Laos and Burma, from January to February

Visited the EEC countries from December 1974 to January 1975.

Official visits as Deputy Leader of the Opposition
From 7 March 1960 to 8 February 1967

Visited these countries once:
Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Burma, Egypt, Fiji, Greece, Hong Kong, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Is., Switzerland, Turkey, and Vietnam. Visited these countries twice: Cambodia, Canada, France, Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, United Kingdom & The United States

Made 3 visits to:
Indonesia

Made 4 visits to:
Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore & Thailand

As Leader of the Opposition
From 8 February 1967 to 5 December 1972

Visited these countries once:
Austria, Belgium, China, Fiji, Finland, Iran, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, San Marino, Sweden, The Vatican, Tonga, Turkey, USSR and Yugoslavia.

Visited these countries twice:
Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Lebanon, Malta, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam

Made 3 visits to:
Federal Republic of Germany, Israel and Thailand

Made 4 visits to:
France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom and United States

As Leader of the Opposition
From 11 November 1975 to 22 December 1977

Visited these countries once:
Bahrain, Belgium, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Federal Republic of Germany, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Philippines, Portugal, Rumania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Syria

Visited these countries twice:
Austria, Greece and United Kingdom.

Official visits in 1978 included:
Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, USSR and Vietnam.

Attended Commonwealth heads of government meetings in Ottawa, August 1973

Attended Commonwealth heads of government meetings in Kingston, April 1975

Attended UN General Assembly in September 1974

Attended the South Pacific Conference in Rarotonga 1974

Leader of the Australian parliamentary delegations to the constitutional conventions in Melbourne, September 1973

Leader of the Australian parliamentary delegations to the constitutional conventions in Sydney, September 1975

Deputy leader of the Australian parliamentary delegations to the constitutional conventions in Hobart, October 1976.

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Standing Orders from 7 Mar. 1960 to 11 Apr 1974

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Privileges from 25 Nov. 1969 to 11 Apr 1974.

Joint Committee on Constitutional Review, 1956 - 1959.

Joint Select Committee on the New and Permanent Parliament House, 1965 - 1970.

He was a member of the World Heritage Committee

Vice President, Socialist International, from 1976.

Member of the ALP National (formerly Federal) Executive, 1967-77.

In January 1976, as Leader of the Opposition, attended the funeral of Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak

Went to Norfolk Island for the Bicentenary of Discovery celebrations

Was a member of the Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues

Was a member of the University of Sydney Senate

Was a member of the World Conservation Union (IUCN)

Was a member of the Academy of Athens

Was a member of the Hanoi Architectural Heritage Foundation