Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Report 71 Treaty tabled on 29 November 2005
February 2006
Canberra
© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 78748 4 (printed version)
ISBN 0 642 78749 2 (HTML version)
Contents
Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China concerning Transfer of Sentenced Persons
Appendix A Submissions
Appendix B Witnesses
Membership of the Committee
Chair |
Dr Andrew Southcott MP |
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Acting Chair |
Mrs Margaret May MP
(from 5/9/2005 until 11/12/2005 ) |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Kim Wilkie MP |
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Members |
Hon Dick Adams MP
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Senator Andrew Bartlett |
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Mr Michael Johnson MP
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Senator Carol Brown
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Mr Michael Keenan MP
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Senator Brett Mason |
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Ms Sophie Panopoulos MP
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Senator Santo Santoro |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP |
Senator Glenn Sterle
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Hon Bruce Scott MP |
Senator Russell Trood
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Senator Dana Wortley |
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Gillian Gould |
Inquiry Secretary |
Stephanie Mikac |
Research Officer |
Serica Mackay |
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
Cth |
Commonwealth |
ITP |
International Transfer of Prisoners |
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
List of recommendations
2 Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China concerning Transfer of Sentenced Persons
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China concerning Transfer of Sentenced Persons and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.