Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into Australia's relationship with Timor-Leste

Terms of Reference

The Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade shall inquire into and report on Australia's relationship with Timor-Leste, with special emphasis on:

• bilateral relations at the parliamentary and government levels;
• aid, including support with governance issues;
• economic issues, including trade and investment;
• cultural, educational and scientific relations and exchanges;
• people to people links; and
• defence cooperation and those aspects of regional security that affect Timor-Leste.

 The Committee will consider both the current situation and opportunities for the future.