Contents

Membership of the committee
Resolution of Appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Treaty with France concerning cooperation in maritime areas in the Southern Ocean
Chapter 3 Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement
Chapter 4 Air Services Agreement with the United Arab Emirates
Chapter 5 Agreement concerning police and assistance to Nauru
Chapter 6 Agreement on Mutual Acceptance of Oenological Practices
Chapter 7 Amendments to the Constitution of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity
Chapter 8 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Chapter 9 WIPO Copyright Treaty, and Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Exhibits

Membership of the Committee

41st Parliament

40th Parliament

Committee Secretariat

Resolution of appointment

The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report upon:

1. matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty actions presented or deemed to be presented to the Parliament;
2. any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
1. either House of the Parliament, or
2. a Minister; and
3. 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

List of recommendations

2 Treaty with France concerning cooperation in maritime areas in the Southern Ocean

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic on cooperation in the maritime areas adjacent to the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF), Heard Island and the McDonald Islands (Canberra, 24 November 2003) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

3 Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

Recommendation 2

The Committee supports the Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement and Associated Exchanges of Letters and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

4 Air Services Agreement with the United Arab Emirates

Recommendation 3

The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates relating to Air Services (Dubai, 8 September 2002) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

6 Agreement on Mutual Acceptance of Oenological Practices

Recommendation 4

The Committee supports the Agreement on Mutual Acceptance of Oenological Practices (Toronto, 18 December 2001) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

7 Amendments to the Constitution of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity

Recommendation 5

The Committee supports the Constitution of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (Bangkok, 1976) as amended (Colombo, 1991) as amended in New Delhi in 2002 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

8 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

Recommendation 6

The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence ensure that the appropriate implementing mechanism for the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (New York, 25 May 2000) is readily available on the Department’s website and through other means.

Recommendation 7

The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence include ‘genuinely’, ‘fully’ and ‘informed’ where appropriate in the implementing mechanism for the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (New York, 25 May 2000) so as to accurately reflect the treaty.

Recommendation 8

The Committee supports the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (New York, 25 May 2000) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

9 WIPO Copyright Treaty, and Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Recommendation 9

The Committee supports the WIPO Copyright Treaty, adopted by the Diplomatic Conference at Geneva on 20 December 1996 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 10

The Committee supports the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted by the Diplomatic Conference at Geneva on 20 December 1996 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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