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Report 131 Treaties tabled on 21 August, 11 and 18 September 2012

November 2012

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 99KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 87KB)
Purpose of the report Conduct of the Committee’s review

Chapter 2 Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (Tokyo, 11 November 2004)	(PDF 134KB)
Introduction Background Overview and national interest summary Reasons for Australia to take the proposed treaty action Obligations Jurisdiction Implementation Costs Conclusion

Chapter 3 Treaty between Australia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Extradition done at Canberra on 10 April 2012	(PDF 146KB)
Introduction Background Overview Reasons for Australia to take the proposed treaty action Obligations Implementation Costs Other issues Monitoring Conclusion

Chapter 4 Partial Revision of the 2008 Radio Regulations, as incorporated in the International Telecommunication Union Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference of 2012 (WRC-12)	(PDF 138KB)
Background Radiofrequency regulation The Radio Regulations revision of 2012 Australia’s declarations and reservation Reasons for Australia to take the proposed treaty action Implementation Costs Conclusion

Chapter 5 Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Kingdom of Spain for the Mutual Protection of Classified Information of Defence Interest done at Madrid on 17 November 2011	(PDF 119KB)
Background Protection of classified information Reasons for Australia to take the proposed treaty action Implementation Costs Conclusion

Chapter 6 Three Minor Treaty Actions	(PDF 70KB)
Introduction Minor treaty actions Amendments to the Schedule of the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling. MARPOL Resolution MEPC.216(63): Regional arrangements for port reception facilities under MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV and V MARPOL Resolution MEPC.217(63): Regional arrangements for port reception facilities under MARPOL Annex VI and Certification of marine diesel engines fitted with Selective Catalytic Reduction systems under the NOx Technical Code 2008

Appendix A – Submissions	(PDF 27KB)

Appendix B – Witnesses	(PDF 36KB)