Contents

Contents


Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendation
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Social Security Agreement with the Swiss Confederation
Chapter 3 Agreement between Australia and Finland on the Avoidance of Double Taxation
Chapter 4 Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds
Chapter 5 Measure 4 (2006) Specially Protected Species: Fur Seals
Chapter 6 Australia-East Timor Certain Maritime Arrangements Treaty
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Witnesses
Appendix C - List of the bird species

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 The Hon Ian Macdonald
(from 23/3/2007)

 

Mr Andrew Laming MP
(from 14/2/2007)

Senator Brett Mason
(until 23/3/2007)

 

Mrs Margaret May MP

Senator Julian McGauran

 

Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP
(until 14/2/2007)

Senator Glenn Sterle

 

Mr Bernie Ripoll MP

Senator Russell Trood

 

Hon Bruce Scott MP

Senator Dana Wortley

Committee Secretariat

Secretary

James Rees

Inquiry Secretary

Serica Mackay

Research Officers

Sonya Fladun
(from 2/4/07)

 

Clare James

Administrative Officer

Heidi Luschtinetz

 

Doris Cooley
(from 1/5/07)

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

ATCM

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

CAMBA

China – Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

CMATS

Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea

CMS

Convention on Migratory Species

Cth

Commonwealth

DEWR

Department of Environment and Water Resources

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

EPBC

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act

ETAN

East Timor and Indonesia Action Network

IUA

International Unitisation Agreement

JAMBA

Japan – Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

JPDA

Joint Petroleum Development Area

JSCOT

Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

MFN

Most Favoured Nation

NIA

National Interest Analysis

NIE

National Interest Exemption

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ROKAMBA

Republic of Korea – Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

SCAR

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

UK

United Kingdom

UNCLOS

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNTAET

United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor

US

United States

WHT

Withholding Taxation

List of recommendations

2 Social Security Agreement with the Swiss Confederation

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Australia and the Swiss Confederation (Canberra, 9 October 2006) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

3 Agreement between Australia and Finland on the Avoidance of Double Taxation

Recommendation 2

The Committee supports the Agreement between Australia and Finland on the Avoidance of Double Taxation done at Melbourne on  20 November 2006 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

4 Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds

Recommendation 3

The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds (Canberra, 6 December 2006) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

5 Measure 4 (2006) Specially Protected Species: Fur Seals

Recommendation 4

The Committee supports Measure 4 (2006) Specially Protected Species: Fur Seals and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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