Contents

Contents


Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendation
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Agreement relating to Scientific and Technical Cooperation with the United States of America
Chapter 3 Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Chapter 4 Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between Australia and Japan to replace the Delineated and Recorded Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program
Chapter 5 Amendments to the Singapore-Australia and the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreements to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
Chapter 6 International Health Regulations
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Witnesses

Membership of the Committee

Chair

Dr Andrew Southcott MP

 

Deputy Chair

Mr Kim Wilkie MP

 

Members

Hon Dick Adams MP

Senator Andrew Bartlett

 

Mr Michael Johnson MP

Senator Carol Brown

 

Mr Michael Keenan MP

Senator Brett Mason

 

Mrs Margaret May MP

Senator Julian McGauran

 

Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP

Senator Glenn Sterle

 

Mr Bernie Ripoll MP

Senator Russell Trood

 

Hon Bruce Scott MP

Senator Dana Wortley

Committee Secretariat

Secretary

James Rees

Inquiry Secretary

Stephanie Mikac

Research Officer

Serica Mackay

Administrative Officer

Heidi Luschtinetz

Resolution of appointment

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

  1. matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty actions 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
  3. 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

AHMAC

Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council

AHPC

Australian Health Protection Committee

AONM

Australian Obligated Nuclear Material

ASNO

Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office

AUSFTA

Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement

Cth

Commonwealth

DEST

Department of Education, Science and Training

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

HS

Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IDC

Interdepartmental Committee

IHR

International Health Regulation

IP

Intellectual Property

JSCOT

Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

MOX

Mixed Oxide

NIA

National Interest Analysis

SAFTA

Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement

SCOT

Commonwealth-State/Territory Standing Committee on Treaties

US

United States of America

WCO

World Customs Organization

WHO

World Health Organisation

List of recommendations

2 Agreement relating to Scientific and Technical Cooperation with the United States of America

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Agreement relating to Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America (Canberra, 28 February 2006) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

3 Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

Recommendation 2

The Committee supports the Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

4 Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between Australia and Japan to replace the Delineated and Recorded Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program

Recommendation 3

The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan to replace the Delineated and Recorded Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

5 Amendments to the Singapore-Australia and the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreements to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System

Recommendation 4

The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Singapore to amend Annex 2C and Annex 2D of the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System to come into effect on 1 January 2007 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 5

The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to amend Annex 4-A and Annex 5-A of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System to come into effect on 1 January 2007 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

6 International Health Regulations

Recommendation 6

The Committee supports the International Health Regulations (2005) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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