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Treaties tabled on 28 March 2006

Terms of Reference

The following treaties were tabled on 28 March 2006.

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There is currently a total of 8 treaties in the following list.

Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for Cooperation in Scientific Research and Technological Development, done at Jakarta on 11 July 2005
(PDF 107KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Republic of Indonesia for Cooperation in Scientific Research and Technological Development treaty (PDF 177KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand in relation to Mutual Recognition of Securities Offerings (Melbourne, 17 February 2006)
(PDF 53KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Mutual Recognition of Securities Offerings treaty (PDF 174KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 87KB)
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand to Amend Article 3 of the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA) of 28 March 1983
(PDF 160KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the ANZCERTA treaty (PDF 717KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 133KB)
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (London, 23 March 2001)
(PDF 54KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Current Status List for the Bunker Oil Pollution treaty (PDF 187KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 57KB)
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (London, 16 May 2003)
(PDF 164KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Current Status List for the International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage treaty (PDF 161KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Agreement for Establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, done at Rome on 1 April 2004
(PDF 27KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Current Status List for the Global Crop Diversity Trust treaty (PDF 73KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Agreement Establishing the Pacific Islands Forum, done at Port Moresby on 27 October 2005
(PDF 56KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Current Status List for Establishing the Pacific Islands Forum treaty (PDF 41KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Amendments to Annexes VIII and IX of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements on Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 1992 (Geneva, 29 October 2004)
(PDF 35KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Basel Convention treaty (PDF 350KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Thursday 8 June 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.