Contents
Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Partial Revision of the 2004 Radio Regulations, as incorporated in the
International Telecommunication Union Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07)
Chapter 3
Agreement with WIPO for the Australian Patent Office to function as an ISA
and IPEA under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Witnesses
Membership of the Committee
Chair |
Mr Kelvin Thomson MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Senator Julian McGauran |
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Members |
Hon Kevin Andrews MP |
Senator Simon Birmingham |
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Mr John Forrest MP |
Senator Michaelia Cash |
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Ms Jill Hall MP |
Senator Don Farrell |
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Ms Belinda Neal MP |
Senator Scott Ludlam |
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Ms Melissa Parke MP |
Senator Louise Pratt |
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Mr Luke Simpkins MP |
Senator Dana Wortley |
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Mr Chris Trevor MP |
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Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP |
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Russell Chafer |
Inquiry Secretaries |
Kevin Bodel |
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Sonya Fladun |
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Julia Searle |
Administrative Officers |
Emma Martin |
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Dorota Cooley |
Resolution of appointment
The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:
- 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;
- any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
- either House of the Parliament, or
- 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
ACMA |
Australian Communications Media Authority |
AIS |
Aeronautical Identification System |
ARSP |
Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan |
EESS |
Earth-exploration Satellite Service |
GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
HAPS |
High Altitude Platform Stations |
IMT |
International Mobile Telecommunications |
IPEA |
International Preliminary Examining Authority |
ISA |
International Searching Authority |
ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
PCT |
Patent Cooperation Treaty |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
WRC-07 |
World Radiocommunications Conference 2007 |
List of recommendations
2 Partial Revision of the 2004 Radio Regulations, as incorporated in the
International Telecommunication Union Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07)
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Partial Revision of the 2004 Radio Regulations, as incorporated in the International Telecommunication Union Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
3 Agreement with WIPO for the Australian Patent Office to function as an ISA
and IPEA under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Recommendation 2
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in relation to the functioning of the Australian Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.