The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction was referred to the Committee on Monday, 24 June 2024.

The Treaties Committee is empowered by its resolution of appointment to inquire into and report on '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'.

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions by Monday, 15 July 2024.

Submissions for this inquiry can be lodged online via My Parliament: more information can be found on the Lodge my submission page. For information on how to make a submission, go to our Making a submission to a committee inquiry page.