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Footnotes

Chapter 1 Introduction

[1]       Australia, House of Representatives 2008, Votes and Proceedings, No. 68, p. 784; Australia, Senate 2008, Journal, No. 51, p. 1389.

[2]       Australia, House of Representatives 2008-09, Votes and Proceedings, No. 70, p. 811; Australia, Senate 2008-09, Journal, No. 53, p. 1480.

[3]       The Committee’s review of the proposed treaty actions was advertised in The Australian on 18 February 2009. Members of the public were advised on how to obtain relevant information both in the advertisement and via the Committee’s website, and invited to submit their views to the Committee.

Chapter 2 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

[1]       NIA on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, p. 3.

[2]       NIA, paras 1& 2.

[3]       Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 7.

[4]       NIA, para 9.

[5]       Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 2009, OHCHR, Geneva, viewed 12 February 2009 <http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crpd/index.htm>

[6]       NIA, paras 4 & 15.

[7]       NIA, para 17.

[8]       NIA, para 18.

[9]       NIA, para 4 & 19.

[10]     Regulatory Institutions Network, Submission No. 11, p. 2.

[11]     Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 9.

[12]     Regulatory Institutions Network, Submission No. 11, p. 2; NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre, Submission No. 5, p. 2; Blind Citizens Australia, Submission No. 7, p.1; Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission No. 8, p. 1; Australian Association for Families of Children with a Disability, Submission No. 12, p. 2.

[13]     Mr Frank Hall-Bentick, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 16.

[14]     Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 9.

[15]     Regulatory Institutions Network, Submission No. 11, p. 2; NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre, Submission No. 5, p. 2; Blind Citizens Australia, Submission No. 7, p.1; Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission No. 8, p. 1; Mr Stephen Brown, Submission No. 4, p. 1; Dr Ben Saul, Submission No. 10, p. 1; NSW Young Lawyers, Submission No. 13, p. 3.

[16]     NIA, para 7.

[17]     Regulatory Institutions Network, Submission No. 11, p. 2; Mr Stephen Brown, Submission No. 4, p. 1; Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No. 6 p. 10.

[18]     NIA, para 11.

[19]     Regulatory Institutions Network, Submission No. 11, p. 2; Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission No. 3, p. 3; NSW Young Lawyers, Submission No. 13, p. 4.

[20]     NIA, para 13.

[21]     Regulatory Institutions Network, Submission No. 11, p. 2; Mr Stephen Brown, Submission No. 4, p. 4; NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre, Submission No. 5, p. 4; Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No. 6 p. 13.

[22]     Mr Stephen Kilkeary, Submission No. 9, p. 2.

[23]     Regulatory Institutions Network, Submission No. 11, p. 2; NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre, Submission No. 5, p. 2; Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No. 6 p. 7; Blind Citizens Australia, Submission No. 7, p.1; Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission No. 8, p. 2; Dr Ben Saul, Submission No. 10, p. 1; Australian Association for Families of Children with a Disability, Submission No. 12, p. 2.

[24]     Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission No. 8, p. 2

[25]     FamilyVoice Australia, Submission No. 2.

[26]     FamilyVoice Australia, Submission No. 2, p. 1.

[27]     Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 9.

[28]     Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 14.

[29]     Regulatory Institutions Network, Submission No. 11, p. 3

[30]     Mr Stephen Brown, Submission No. 4, p. 3; Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission No. 8, p. 2.

[31]     Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 8.

[32]     Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 11.

[33]     Mr Frank-Hall Bentick, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 17.

[34]     NIA, para 26.

[35]     NIA, paras 28 to 30.

[36]     NIA, para 31.

[37]     Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 8; NIA, Attachment on consultation, para 40.

Chapter 3 Two taxation agreements with the British Virgin Islands

[1]       Allocation of Taxation Rights Agreement NIA, para 7.

[2]       Mr Mike Rawstron, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 19.

[3]       TIEA NIA, paras 4, 12.

[4]       TIEA NIA, para 12.

[5]       Mr Malcolm Allen, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, pp. 20, 21.

[6]       TIEA NIA, para 14.

[7]       Mr Malcolm Allen, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 21.

[8]       Mr Mike Rawstron, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 19.

[9]       TIEA NIA, para 10.

[10]     Mr Mike Rawstron, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 23.

[11]     Mr Mike Rawstron, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 23.

[12]     Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission No. 2.

[13]     TIEA National Interest Analysis (NIA), paras 4, 6.

[14]     TIEA NIA, para 16.

[15]     Mr Mike Rawstron, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 23.

[16]     Mr Mike Rawstron, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 24.

[17]     TIEA NIA, paras 24 and 25.

[18]     Mr Mike Rawstron, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2008, p. 22.

[19]     Allocation of Taxing Rights Agreement NIA, para 4.

[20]     Allocation of Taxing Rights Agreement NIA, para 12.

[21]     Allocation of Taxing Rights Agreement NIA, para 13.

[22]     Allocation of Taxing Rights Agreement NIA, para 14.

[23]     Mr Mike Rawstron, Transcript of Evidence, 23 February 2009, p. 19.

[24]     NIAs, Consultation Attachment.

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