Contents
Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Agreement with the United Mexican States on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments and Protocol
Chapter 3
Amendments, done at St Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean on 20 June 2006, to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
Chapter 4
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia concerning Transfer of Sentenced Persons
Chapter 5
Amendment to Annex 1 to the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Exhibits
Appendix C - Witnesses
Appendix D – Report 82
Membership of the Committee
Chair |
Dr Andrew Southcott MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Kim Wilkie MP |
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Members |
Hon Dick Adams MP |
Senator Andrew Bartlett |
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Mr Michael Johnson MP |
Senator Carol Brown |
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Mr Michael Keenan MP |
Senator Brett Mason |
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Mr Andrew Laming MP
(from 14/2/2007 ) |
Senator Julian McGauran |
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Mrs Margaret May MP |
Senator Glenn Sterle |
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Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP
(until 14/2/2007 ) |
Senator Russell Trood |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP |
Senator Dana Wortley |
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Hon Bruce Scott MP |
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
James Rees |
Inquiry Secretary |
Serica Mackay
(from 24/1/07 ) |
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Stephanie Mikac
(until 24/1/07 ) |
Administrative Officer |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
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Resolution of appointment
The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report upon:
- matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty actions 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
COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
Cth |
Commonwealth |
DEH |
Department of the Environment and Heritage |
DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
ECBM |
Enhanced Coal Bed Methane |
EOR |
Enhance Oil Recovery |
ICRW |
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IPPA |
Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements |
ITP |
International Transfer of Prisoners |
IWC |
International Whaling Commission |
JRPA |
Japanese Research Program Antarctic |
LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
RIS |
Regulatory Impact Statement |
SCOT |
Commonwealth-State/Territory Standing Committee on Treaties |
List of recommendations
Agreement with the United Mexican States on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments and Protocol
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Mexican States on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments, and Protocol (Mexico City, 23 August 2005) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.