Report 123: Review into Treaties tabled on 13 October, 2, 22 and 24 November 2011

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Report 123 tabled on 14 March 2012

On Wednesday 14 March 2012, the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties tabled its report on the Review into Treaties tabled on 13 October, 2, 22 and 24 November 2011.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 7 chapters and 3 appendices.

Report 123: Review into Treaties tabled on 13 October, 2, 22 and 24 November 2011

Preliminary pages (PDF 122KB)
Contents, Committee Membership, Resolution of Appointment, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 86KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 113KB)
Resolution MEPC.200(62): Amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (Special Area Provisions and the Designation of the Baltic Sea as a Special Area under MARPOL Annex IV) Adopted at London on 15 July 2011

Chapter 3 (PDF 110KB)
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the European Space Agency for a Co-operative Space Vehicle Tracking Program Done at Cape Town on 5 October 2011

Chapter 4 (PDF 124KB)
Revised MARPOL Annex V: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships (Resolution MEPC.201(62)) Adopted at London on 15 July 2011

Chapter 5 (PDF 126KB)
Tax Information Exchange Agreements with:
• the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein;
• the Government of Costa Rica;
• the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China; and
• the Government of Liberia.

Chapter 6 (PDF 111KB)
Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Latvia on Social Security

Chapter 7 (PDF 121KB)
Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement to extend the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America concerning the Conduct of Scientific Balloon Flights for Civil Research Purposes of 16 February 2006

Appendix A (PDF 29KB)
List of submissions

Appendix B (PDF 34KB)
List of witnesses and public hearings

Appendix C (PDF 45KB)
Minor treaty actions