Preliminary Pages

Preliminary Pages

Membership of the Committee

Chair

Mr Kelvin Thomson MP

 

Deputy Chair

Senator Simon Birmingham

 

Members

Ms Sharon Bird MP
(until 14/3/12)

Senator David Fawcett

 

Mr Jamie Briggs MP

Senator Scott Ludlam

 

Mr Laurie Ferguson
(from 14/3/12)

Senator the Hon Lisa Singh

 

Mr John Forrest MP

Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite

 

Ms Sharon Grierson MP

Senator Anne Urquhart

 

Mr Harry Jenkins MP
(from 7/2/12)

 

 

Ms Kirsten Livermore MP

 

 

Ms Melissa Parke MP

 

 

Ms Michelle Rowland MP
(until 7/2/12)

 

 

The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP

 

 

Committee Secretariat

 

Secretary

James Catchpole
(until 23/3/12)

David Monk
(from 26/3/12)

Inquiry Secretary

Kevin Bodel

Senior Researcher

Dr Andrew Gaczol

Administrative Officers

Heidi Luschtinetz

 

Michaela Whyte


Resolution of Appointment

 

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.


List of recommendations

 

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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