Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Report 68 Treaties tabled on 7 December 2004 (5) and 9 August 2005
October 2005
Canberra
© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 78714 X (printed version)
ISBN 0 642 78715 8 (HTML version)
Contents
Membership of the Committee
Committee Secretariat
Terms of reference
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Chapter 3 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Chapter 4 Supplementary Agreement with the United Kingdom of Great Britain concerning the Anglo-Australian Optical Telescope
Appendix A Submissions
Appendix B Witnesses
Membership of the Committee
Acting Chair |
Mrs Margaret May MP
(from 5/9/05 ) |
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Chair |
Dr Andrew Southcott MP
(until 5/9/05 ) |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Kim Wilkie MP
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Members |
Hon Dick Adams MP
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Senator Andrew Bartlett |
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Mr Michael Johnson MP
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Senator Carol Brown (from 12/9/05 )
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Mr Michael Keenan MP (from 11/8/05 )
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Senator Brett Mason |
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Ms Sophie Panopoulos MP
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Senator Santo Santoro |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP |
Senator Glenn Sterle
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Hon Bruce Scott MP |
Senator Russell Trood
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Mr Malcolm Turnbull MP (until 11/8/05 ) |
Senator Dana Wortley
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Gillian Gould |
Inquiry Secretary |
Stephanie Mikac |
Research Officer |
Serica Mackay |
Administrative Officer |
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
AAO |
Anglo-Australian Observatory |
AAT |
Anglo-Australian Optical Telescope |
AATB |
Anglo-Australian Telescope Board |
ACT |
Australian Capital Territory |
AFFA |
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia |
ANU |
Australian National University |
ANZUS |
Security Treaty between Australia , New Zealand and the United States of America |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
ASF |
Australian Seed Federation |
Cth |
Commonwealth |
DEST |
Department of Education Science and Training |
DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
GCA |
Grains Council of Australia |
GRDC |
Grains Research and Development Corporation |
IARCs |
International Agricultural Research Centres |
MTA |
Material Transfer Agreement |
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
NSW |
New South Wales |
PGRFA |
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
RSAA |
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
SSO |
Siding Spring Observatory |
TAC |
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation |
UK |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
UKST |
United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope |
UN |
United Nations |
List of recommendations
2 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
3 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Recommendation 2
The Committee supports the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (Indonesia, 24 February 1976),as amended by theProtocol amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asiaand theSecond Protocol amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
4 Supplementary Agreement with the United Kingdom of Great Britain concerning the Anglo-Australian Optical Telescope
Recommendation 3
The Committee supports the SupplementaryAgreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Anglo-Australian Optical Telescope, at Siding Spring, New South Wales, Australia and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.