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The following treaties were tabled on 8 August 2006.

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There is currently a total of 6 treaties in the following list.

Treaty text: Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Singapore to Amend Annex 2C and Annex 2D of the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System to come into effect on 1 January 2007
(PDF 1011KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the SAFTA amendements (PDF 126KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to Amend Annex 4-A and Annex 5-A of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System to come into effect on 1 January 2007
(PDF 1076KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the AUSFTA amendements (PDF 248KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: The International Health Regulations (2005) (Geneva, 23 May 2005)
(PDF 291KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and current status list for the International Health Regulations treaty (PDF 155KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan to replace the Delineated and Recorded Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program
(PDF 66KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program (PDF 153KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Transfer of Nuclear Material (Canberra, 3 April 2006)
(PDF 77KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Transfer of Nuclear Material with China treaty (PDF 205KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 44KB)
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (Canberra, 3 April 2006)
(PDF 44KB)
Related documents: NIA Consultation and Background documents for the Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy with China treaty (PDF 189KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 44KB)
Letters: not applicable

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday 15 September 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.