The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:
a
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;
b
any questions relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
i
either House of the Parliament, or
c
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.