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 |
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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 Carol Brown |
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Mr Michael Keenan MP |
Senator The Hon Ian Macdonald
(from 23/3/2007) |
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Mr Andrew Laming MP
(from 14/2/2007) |
Senator Brett Mason
(until 23/3/2007) |
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Mrs Margaret May MP |
Senator Julian McGauran |
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Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP
(until 14/2/2007) |
Senator Glenn Sterle |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP |
Senator Russell Trood |
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Hon Bruce Scott MP |
Senator Dana Wortley |
Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
James Rees |
Inquiry Secretary |
Serica Mackay |
Research Officers |
Sonya Fladun
(from 2/4/07) |
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Clare James |
Administrative Officer |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
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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:
- 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
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.