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Membership of the Committee

Chair

Mr Kelvin Thomson MP

 

Members

Ms Sharon Bird MP

Senator Simon Birmingham

 

Mr Jamie Briggs MP

Senator Michaelia Cash (until 7/7/11)

 

Mr John Forrest MP

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (from 1/7/11 until 23/8/11)

 

Ms Sharon Grierson MP

Senator David Fawcett (from 23/8/11)

 

Ms Kirsten Livermore MP

Senator Scott Ludlam

 

Ms Melissa Parke MP

Senator the Hon Lisa Singh

 

Ms Michelle Rowland MP

Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite

 

The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP

Senator Anne Urquhart

Committee Secretariat

Secretary

James Catchpole

Inquiry Secretary

Kevin Bodel

 

Andrew Gaczol

Administrative Officers

Heidi Luschtinetz

 

Michaela Whyte

Resolution of Appointment

The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:

a)                  matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty actions and related Explanatory Statements presented or deemed to be presented to the Parliament;

b)                 any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:

(i) either House of the Parliament, or

(ii) a Minister; and

c)                  such other matters as may be referred to the committee by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and on such conditions as the Minister may prescribe.

List of recommendations

2       Instrument Amending the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) and Instrument Amending the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992)

Recommendation 1

 

The Committee supports the Instrument Amending the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) and the Instrument Amending the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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