Contents
Membership of the Committee
Terms of reference
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations
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 Jacinta Collins |
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Mrs Margaret May (MP) |
Senator Sue Mackay |
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Ms Sophie Panopoulos (MP) |
Senator Brett Mason |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll (MP) |
Senator Santo Santoro |
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Hon Bruce Scott (MP) |
Senator Ursula Stephens |
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Mr Malcolm Turnbull (MP) |
Senator Tsebin Tchen |
Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Gillian Gould |
Inquiry Secretary |
Stephanie Mikac |
Research Officers |
Serica Mackay
Lyndon McCauley
Clare James |
Administrative Officers |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
Terms of reference
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
AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
BCM |
Bromochloromethane |
Cth |
Commonwealth |
CITES |
Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
DEH |
Department of the Environment and Heritage |
DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
DoTARS |
Department of Transport and Regional Services |
ECP |
Enhanced Cooperation Program |
EPBC Act |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act |
EU |
European Union |
HCFCs |
Hydrochloroflourocarbons |
IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
IWC |
International Whaling Commission |
NGO |
Non-Government Organisation |
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
PGRFA |
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
RAMSI |
Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands |
RIS |
Regulation Impact Statement |
SDR |
Special Drawing Right |
TAFTA |
Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement |
WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
List of recommendations
2 Agreement on Bilateral Cooperation between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Agreement on Bilateral Cooperation between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand (Canberra, 5 July 2004), and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
3 Termination of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Slovak Republic on Trade and Economic Cooperation
Recommendation 2
The Committee supports the Termination of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Slovak Republic on Trade and Economic Cooperation (Canberra, 23 April 1999), and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
4 Enhanced Cooperation Agreement with Papua New Guinea
Recommendation 3
In circumstances where the national interest exemption is invoked the Committee recommends that an urgent briefing by the Minister for Foreign Affairs be provided in addition to the notification it currently receives.
5 Montreal Convention on International Carriage by Air
Recommendation 4
The Committee supports the Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Montreal, 28 May 1999) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
7 Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Australia and the Government of Malta
Recommendation 5
The Committee supports the proposed Agreement on social security between the Government of Australia and the Government of Malta (Valletta, 16 June 2004) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
8 Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Recommendation 6
The Committee supports the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Beijing, November 1999) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
9 Amendments to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Recommendation 7
The Committee supports the Amendments, agreed at Bangkok, in October 2004, to Appendices I and II of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora of 3 March 1973.