Preliminary Pages
Preliminary Pages
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Chair |
Mr Kelvin Thomson MP |
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Deputy
Chair |
Senator Simon Birmingham |
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Members |
Ms Sharon Bird MP
(until 14/3/12) |
Senator David Fawcett |
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Mr Jamie Briggs MP |
Senator Scott Ludlam |
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Mr Laurie Ferguson
(from 14/3/12) |
Senator the Hon Lisa Singh |
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Mr John Forrest MP |
Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite |
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Ms Sharon Grierson MP |
Senator Anne Urquhart |
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Mr Harry Jenkins MP
(from 7/2/12) |
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Ms Kirsten Livermore MP |
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Ms Melissa Parke MP |
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Ms Michelle Rowland MP
(until 7/2/12) |
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The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP |
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary |
James Catchpole
(until 23/3/12)
David Monk
(from 26/3/12) |
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Inquiry
Secretary |
Kevin Bodel |
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Senior
Researcher |
Dr Andrew Gaczol |
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Administrative
Officers |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
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Michaela Whyte |
The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing
Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:
a)
matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and
proposed treaty actions and related Explanatory Statements presented or deemed
to be presented to the Parliament;
b)
any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument,
whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
(i)
either House of the Parliament, or
(ii)
a Minister; and
c)
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.
2 Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships by Inclusion of New Regulations on
Energy Efficiency for Ships Resolution MEPC.203(62) adopted at London on 15
July 2011
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on
Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships by Inclusion of New
Regulations on Energy Efficiency for Ships Resolution MEPC.203(62) adopted at
London on 15 July 2011 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
3 Agreement
between the European Union and Australia on the Processing and Transfer of
Passenger Name Record (PNR) Data by Air Carriers to the Australian Customs and
Border Protection Service done at Brussels on 29 September 2011
Recommendation 2
The Committee supports the Agreement between the European
Union and Australia on the Processing and Transfer of Passenger Name Record
(PNR) Data by Air Carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection
Service done at Brussels on 29 September 2011 and recommends that binding
treaty action be taken.
4 Protocol
amending the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government
of the Republic of India for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the
Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (New Delhi, 16
December 2010)
Recommendation 3
The Committee supports the Protocol amending the Agreement
between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of India
for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with
Respect to Taxes on Income (New Delhi, 16 December 2010) and recommends
that binding treaty action be taken.
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