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There is currently a total of 3 treaties in the following list.

The following treaty was tabled on 6 February 2007.

• Treaty text: Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea, done at Sydney on 12 January 2006
(PDF 870KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea treaty
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: The Hon Alexander Downer MP (PDF 134KB)

The following treaties were tabled on 7 February 2007.

• Treaty text: Agreement between Australia and the Swiss Confederation on Social Security (Canberra, 9 October 2006)
(PDF 232KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Social Security agreement (PDF 342KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Finland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion, and Protocol done at Melbourne on 20 November 2006
(PDF 112KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Avoidance of Double Taxation agreement (PDF 212KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 65KB)
Letters: not applicable

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday 16 March 2007. Anyone now seeking to make a submission should contact the Committee Secretariat. Please refer to our brochure called preparing a submission for more information.

Printed copies of the National Interest Analyses and treaty texts for these proposed treaty actions can also be obtained from the Committee Secretariat.