Preliminary Pages
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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Mr Kelvin Thomson MP
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Deputy
Chair
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Senator Julian McGauran
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Members
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Mr Jamie Briggs MP
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Senator Simon Birmingham
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Mr John Forrest MP
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Senator Michaelia Cash
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Ms Jill Hall MP
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Senator Don Farrell
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Hon John Murphy MP
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Senator Scott Ludlam
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Ms Belinda Neal MP
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Senator Louise Pratt
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Ms Melissa Parke MP
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Senator Dana Wortley
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Mr Luke Simpkins MP
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Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Jerome Brown
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Inquiry
Secretary
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Kevin Bodel
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Research
Officer
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Geoff Wells
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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:
a)
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;
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
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
| AANZFTA |
Agreement Establishing the ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free
Trade Area |
| ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
| AUSTRAC |
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre |
| FTA |
Free Trade Agreement |
| HMAC |
Horticulture Market Access Committee |
| IoM |
Isle of Man |
| NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| TIEA |
Taxation Information Exchange Agreement |
List of recommendations
2 Agreement Establishing the ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Area
Recommendation 1
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government pursue
all possible bilateral and multilateral avenues to secure improved tariff
outcomes for the horticulture industry.
Recommendation 2
The Committee recommends that, in the absence of other
measures designed to improve free trade, a free trade agreement negotiated by
Australia should not include a tariff outcome on a tariff line that is worse
than the existing tariff on that tariff line.
Recommendation 3
The Committee recommends that in future free trade agreements,
Australia should negotiate for the binding tariff rate to be the lower of
either the rate at the time of binding, or the Most Favoured Nation tariff rate
at the time the free trade agreement comes into force.
Recommendation 4
The Committee recommends that the Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade prepare a report for the Committee examining mechanisms to
allow negotiators to directly consult with industry representatives during the
negotiation process.
Recommendation 5
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government
include consideration of environment protection, protection of human rights and
labour standards in all future negotiation mandates for free trade agreements.
Recommendation 6
The Committee supports the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN
– Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Area and recommends that binding
treaty action be taken.
3 Two taxation Agreements with the Isle of Man
Recommendation 7
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government
of Australia and the Government of the Isle of Man on the Exchange of
Information with Respect to Taxes and recommends that binding treaty action
be taken.
Recommendation 8
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government
of Australia and the Government of the Isle of Man for the Allocation of Taxing
Rights with Respect to Certain Income of Individuals and to Establish a Mutual
Agreement Procedure in Respect of Transfer Pricing Adjustments and
recommends that binding treaty action be taken.