Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference

The following treaties were presented to the Parliament on 12 May and 22 June 2004

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Treaty NIA and related documents Regulation Impact Statement Treaty text Letters
Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic on cooperation in the Maritime areas adjacent to the French Southern Antarctic Territories (TAAF), Heard Island and the McDonald Islands (Canberra, 24 November 2003) National Interest Analysis (PDF 1259 kb) n/a FTA text (PDF 424 kb) n/a
Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement.

Please note: Annexes to the Agreement can be accessed at www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/aust-thai.

National Interest Analysis (PDF 48 kb) Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) (PDF 133 kb) FTA text (without Annexes) (PDF 486 kb) Exchange of letters (PDF 27 kb)
Amendments to the Constitution of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT), Signed at the APT General Assembly in New Delhi, 23 October 2002 National Interest Analysis (PDF 31 kb) n/a Treaty text (PDF 82 kb) n/a
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates relating to Air Services (Dubai, 8 September 2002) National Interest Analysis (PDF 714 kb) n/a Treaty text (PDF 70 kb) n/a
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, done at New York on 25 May 2000 National Interest Analysis (PDF 466 kb) n/a Treaty text (PDF 29 kb) n/a Agreement on Mutual Acceptance of Oenological Practices (NAA) (Toronto, 19 December 2001) National Interest Analysis (PDF 466 kb) n/a Treaty text (PDF 40 kb) n/a Agreement between Australia and Nauru concerning additional police and other assistance to Nauru (Melbourne, 10 May 2004) National Interest Analysis (PDF 518 kb) n/a Treaty text (PDF 35 kb) n/a WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), done at Geneva on 20 December 1996 National Interest Analysis (PDF 553 kb) n/a Treaty text (PDF 28 kb) n/a WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), done at Geneva on 20 December 1996 National Interest Analysis (PDF 634 kb) n/a Treaty text (PDF 40 kb) n/a

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions on the purpose or content of the treaty actions in the above list by Friday 6 August 2004.