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Report 128: Inquiry into the Treaties Ratification Bill 2012

15 August 2012

© Commonwealth of Australia 2012
ISBN 978-0-642-79780-3 (Printed version)
ISBN 978-0-642-79781-0 (HTML version)


View the report as a single document - (PDF 261KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Preliminary Pages (PDF 85KB)
 
Chapter 1 Introduction (PDF 60KB)

Purpose of the report
Selection Committee consideration
Conduct of the Committee’s review
 
Chapter 2 Previous Parliamentary initiatives to scrutinise the treaty making process (PDF 126KB)

Introduction
Background
History of reform initiatives
JSCOT– modus operandi
Conclusion
 
Chapter 3 Treaties Ratification Bill 2012 (PDF 122KB)

Introduction
Constitutional questions
Practical issues
Number of treaties
Emergency treaties
Political issues
Other international practices
The United Kingdom
Ireland
Continental Europe
South Africa
Conclusion

 
Appendix A – Submissions (PDF 29KB)
 
Appendix B – Witnesses (PDF 24KB)

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