Contents

Contents

Membership of the Committee
Resolution of Appointment
List of Abbreviations
List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Patent Law Treaty
Chapter 3 Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
Chapter 4 Constitutional amendments to the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Chapter 5 Tonga Air Services Agreement
Chapter 6 Australia's withdrawal of the exemption for the use of mirex under the Stockholm Convention
Appendix A – Submissions
Appendix B – Witnesses

Membership of the Committee

42nd Parliament

Chair

Mr Kelvin Thomson MP

 

Deputy Chair

Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald  

Members

Hon Kevin Andrews MP

Senator Andrew Bartlett

 

Mr John Forrest MP

Senator Simon Birmingham

 

Ms Jill Hall MP

Senator David Bushby

 

Ms Belinda Neal MP

Senator Gavin Marshall

 

Ms Melissa Parke MP

Senator Glen Sterle

 

Mr Luke Simpkins MP

Senator Dana Wortley

  Mr Chris Trevor MP  

 

Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP

 

Committee Secretariat

Secretary

James Rees

Inquiry Secretaries

Sonya Fladun

 

Julia Searle

Administrative Officers

Heidi Luschtinetz

 

Dorota Cooley


41st Parliament

Chair

Dr Andrew Southcott MP

 

Deputy Chair

Mr Kim Wilkie MP  

Members

Hon Dick Adams MP

Senator Andrew Bartlett

 

Mr Michael Johnson MP

Senator Simon Birmingham

 

Mr Michael Keenan MP

Senator Carol Brown

 

Mr Andrew Laming MP Senator The Hon Ian Macdonald

 

Mrs Margaret May MP Senator Julian McGauran

 

Mr Bernie Ripoll MP Senator Glenn Sterle
  Hon Bruce Scott MP Senator Dana Wortley

Committee Secretariat

Secretary

James Rees

Inquiry Secretary

Serica Mackay

 

Julia Searle
Research Officers Sonya Fladun
  Clare James

Administrative Officers

Heidi Luschtinetz

 

Dorota Cooley


Resolution of appointment

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

  1. 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;
  2. any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:


    1. either House of the Parliament, or
    2. a Minister; and

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 abbreviations

APVMA

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

DOTARS

Department of Transport and Regional Services

NIA

National Interest Analysis

NIP

National Implementation Plan

PCT

Patent Cooperation Treaty

PLT

Patent Law Treaty

POPs

Persistent Organic Pollutants

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization

List of recommendations

2 Patent Law Treaty

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Patent Law Treaty and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

3 Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Recommendation 2

The Committee supports the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

4 Constitutional amendments to the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Recommendation 3

The Committee supports the Constitutional amendments to the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

5 Tonga Air Services Agreement

Recommendation 4

The Committee supports the Tonga Air Services Agreement and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

6 Australia’s withdrawal of the exemption for the use of mirex under the Stockholm Convention

Recommendation 5

The Committee supports the Withdrawal of Australia’s exemption for the use of mirex under Article 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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