Preliminary pages
Membership of the Committee
| Chair |
The Hon Richard Marles MP (from 8/5/13) |
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Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 14/2/13 to 8/5/13) |
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Mr Kelvin Thomson MP
(until 6/2/13) |
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| Deputy
Chair |
Senator Bridget McKenzie |
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| Members |
The Hon Justine Elliot MP
(from 6/2/13 to 22/4/13) |
Senator the Hon Kim Carr (from 14/5/13) |
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Mr Laurie Ferguson MP
(from 14/3/13) |
Senator David Fawcett |
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Mr John Forrest MP |
Senator Scott Ludlam |
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Ms Sharon Grierson MP |
Senator the Hon Lisa Singh |
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Mr Harry Jenkins MP |
Senator Dean Smith |
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Ms Kirsten Livermore MP |
Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 13/2/13 to 14/5/13) |
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The Hon Richard Marles MP (from 22/4/13) |
Senator the Hon Lin Thorp |
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The Hon Robert McClelland MP (until 14/3/13) |
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Ms Melissa Parke MP (until 6/2/13) |
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Mrs Jane Prentice MP |
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The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP |
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Mr Mike Symon MP (from 6/2/13) |
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Russell Chafer
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Inquiry
Secretary
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Katie Ellis
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Kevin Bodel
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Dr Andrew Gaczol
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Researcher
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Rhys Merrett
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Administrative
Officers
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Heidi Luschtinetz
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Dorota Cooley
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Resolution
of Appointment
The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing
Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:
- matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and
proposed treaty actions and related Explanatory Statements presented or deemed
to be presented to the Parliament;
- any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument,
whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
- either House of the Parliament, or
- a Minister; and
- 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 recommendations
2 Six Air Agreements
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes, done at Tokyo
on [TBA] 2012, constituting an Agreement to further amend the Schedule to the
Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and Japan for Air Services,
done at Tokyo on 19 January 1956, as amended and recommends that binding
treaty action be taken.
Recommendation 2
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government
of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Kenya relating to Air
Services and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
Recommendation 3
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government
of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Palau relating to Air
Services and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
Recommendation 4
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government
of Australia and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka relating to Air
Services and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
Recommendation 5
The Committee supports the Air Transport Agreement between
the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America
(Washington D.C., 31 March 2008) and recommends that binding treaty action
be taken.
Recommendation 6
The Committee supports the Exchange of notes amending the
Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government
of the United States of America and recommends that binding treaty action
be taken.
3 Convention
on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, done at Cape Town on
16 November 2001 Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in
Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, done at Cape Town
on 16 November 2001
Recommendation 7
The Committee supports the Convention on International
Interests in Mobile Equipment, done at Cape Town on 16 November 2001 and
recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
Recommendation 8
The Committee supports the Protocol to the Convention on
International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft
Equipment, done at Cape Town on 16 November 2001 and recommends that
binding treaty action be taken.