Preliminary pages
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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Dr Andrew Southcott MP
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Deputy
Chair
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Mr Kim Wilkie MP
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Members
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Hon Dick Adams MP
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Senator Andrew Bartlett
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Mr Michael Johnson MP
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Senator Carol Brown
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Mr Michael Keenan MP
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Senator Brett Mason
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Mrs Margaret May MP
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Senator Julian McGauran
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Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP
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Senator Glenn Sterle
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP
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Senator Russell Trood
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Hon Bruce Scott MP
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Senator Dana Wortley
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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James Rees
(from 29/5/2006)
Gillian Gould
(until 28/4/2006)
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Acting
Secretary
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Janet Holmes
(from 1/5/2006 until 26/5/2006)
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Inquiry
Secretary
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Stephanie Mikac
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Research
Officer
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Serica Mackay
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Administrative
Officer
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Heidi Luschtinetz
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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 upon:
a)
matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and
proposed treaty actions presented or deemed to be presented to the Parliament;
b)
any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument,
whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
(i)
either House of the Parliament, or
(ii)
a Minister; and
c)
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 abbreviations
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AET
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Applied Explosives Technology
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AFP
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Australian Federal Police
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ASIC
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Australian Securities and
Investment Commission
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Cth
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Commonwealth
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CSIRO
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Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation
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Customs
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Australian Customs Service
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DAFF
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Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry
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DFAT
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Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade
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DMNB
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2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane
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DSTO
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Defence Science and Technology
Organisation
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FBI
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FLA
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Formal Law Alliance
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FTA
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Free Trade Agreement
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ICAO
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International Civil Aviation
Organization
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IOS
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Ion Mobility Spectrometer
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JLV
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Joint Law Venture
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MAS
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Monetary Authority of Singapore
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MOU
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Memorandum of Understanding
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NIA
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National Interest Analysis
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NIFS
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National Institute of Forensic
Science
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NMI
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National Measurement Institute
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PCBs
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Polychlorinated biphenyls
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PRG
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Policy Reference Group
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RIS
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Regulation Impact Statement
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SAFTA
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Singapore-Australia Free Trade
Agreement
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SCOT
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Commonwealth-State/Territory
Standing Committee on Treaties
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SDR
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Special Drawing Rights
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SIFT-MS
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Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass
Spectometry
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UN
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United Nations
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USSFTA
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United States-Singapore Free
Trade Agreement
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List of recommendations
2 Convention
on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Convention on the Marking of
Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection (Montreal, 1 March 1991)
and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
3 Exchange
of Notes constituting a Treaty to amend the Singapore-Australia Free Trade
Agreement
Recommendation 2
The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes constituting a
Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic
of Singapore to amend the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement of 17
February 2003 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken
4 Protocol
of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an
International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage
Recommendation 3
The Committee supports the Protocol of 2003 to the
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for
Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, done at London on 16 May 2003,
and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
5 International Convention on Civil Liability for
Bunker Oil Pollution Damage
Recommendation 4
The Committee supports the International Convention on
Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage and recommends that binding
treaty action be taken.
6 Agreement establishing the Pacific Islands
Forum
Recommendation 5
The Committee supports the Agreement establishing the
Pacific Islands Forum, done at Port Moresby on 27 October 2005, and
recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
8 Agreement
with New Zealand in relation to Mutual Recognition of Securities Offerings
Recommendation 6
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government
of Australia and the Government of New Zealand in relation to Mutual
Recognition of Securities Offerings and recommends that binding treaty
action be taken.