Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Report 67 Treaties tabled on 21 June 2005
September 2005
Canberra
© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 78662 3 (printed version)
ISBN 0 642 78667 4 (HTML version)
Contents
Membership of the Committee
Terms of reference
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations
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 Jacinta Collins (until 30/6/05 )
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Mr Michael Keenan (MP) (From 11/8/05 )
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Senator Sue Mackay (until 29/7/05 )
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Mrs Margaret May (MP) |
Senator Brett Mason |
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Ms Sophie Panopoulos (MP) |
Senator Santo Santoro |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll (MP) |
Senator Ursula Stephens (until 23/6/05 )
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Hon Bruce Scott (MP) |
Senator Glenn Sterle (from 23/6/05 )
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Mr Malcolm Turnbull (MP) (until 11/8/05 ) |
Senator Tsebin Tchen (until 30/6/05 )
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Senator Russell Trood (from 23/6/05 )
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Senator Dana Wortley (from 23/6/05 )
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Gillian Gould |
Inquiry Secretary |
Stephanie Mikac |
Research Officers |
Serica Mackay |
Administrative Officers |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
Terms of reference
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
ADFA |
Australian Defence Force Academy |
CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation |
Cth |
Commonwealth |
DSP |
Disability Support Pension |
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
UK |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
List of recommendations
2 Agreement on social security between the Government of Australia and the Government of Ireland
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Agreement on social security between the Government of Australia and the Government of Ireland (Dublin, 9 June 2005) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
3 Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between Australia and United States of America to amend and extend the Agreement concerning the conduct of scientific balloon flights for civil research purposes
Recommendation 2
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 and extend the Agreement concerning the conduct of scientific balloon flights for civil research purposes and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.