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The following treaties were tabled in February 2006.

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There is currently a total of 7 treaties in the following list.

• Treaty text: Exchange of Notes constituting a treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore to Amend the Singapore – Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) of 17 February 2003
(PDF 278KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents to Amend the Singapore – Australia Free Trade Agreement treaty (PDF 154KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

The Committee's review of these treaties is included in Report 73

• Treaty text: Amendments, done at Nairobi, Kenya on 25 November 2005, to Appendices I and II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, done at Bonn on 23 June 1979
(PDF 28KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Current Status List for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals treaty (PDF 86KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Protocol of Amendments, adopted in Monaco on 14 April 2005, to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization, done at Monaco on 3 May 1967
(PDF 190KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Current Status List for the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization treaty (PDF 118KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Agreement on the Promotion of Aviation Safety between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America (Canberra, 21 June 2005) and Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness Covering Design Approval, Production Activities, Export Airworthiness Approval, Post Design Approval Activities, and Technical Assistance between Authorities
(PDF 335KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation, Current Status List and Background documents for the Promotion of Aviation Safety treaty (PDF 180KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 99KB)
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (Melbourne, 15 November 2005)
(PDF 28KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Avoidance of Double Taxation treaty (PDF 345KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

• Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Bermuda [as authorised by] the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Exchange of Information with respect to Taxes (Washington, 10 November 2005)
(PDF 58KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Exchange of Information with respect to Taxes treaty (PDF 156KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

The Committee invited interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday 5 May 2006. Anyone now seeking to make a submission should contact the Committee Secretariat. Please refer to our brochure called preparing a submission for more information.

Printed copies of the National Interest Analyses and treaty texts for these proposed treaty actions can also be obtained from the Committee Secretariat.