Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Minor Treaty Actions Currently Under Review
Minor Treaty Actions, or Category 3 treaty actions, include treaty actions that do not impact significantly on the national interest and are likely to have negligible financial or legal effect within Australia.
The Committee has the discretion to inquire formally into minor treaty actions or indicate its acceptance of them without a formal inquiry. If the Committee decides that binding treaty action can be taken for a minor treaty action without a formal inquiry, then this decision will be noted in the next report of the Committee tabled in Parliament.
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The Committee is currently considering the following minor treaty action:
- Treaty text: Amendment of Australia’s Schedule annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (HS1996 and HS 2002) (PDF 3456KB)
Related documents: Explanatory Statement (PDF 15KB)
Printed copies of the Explanatory Statement and treaty text for the proposed Category 3 treaty action can also be obtained from the Committee Secretariat.