Contents
Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Finland on Social
Security
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Witnesses
Membership of the Committee
Chair |
Mr Kelvin Thomson MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Senator Julian McGauran |
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Members |
Hon Kevin Andrews MP
(until 10/11/08) |
Senator Simon Birmingham |
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Mr Jamie Briggs MP
(from 10/11/08) |
Senator Michaelia Cash |
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Mr John Forrest MP |
Senator Don Farrell |
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Ms Jill Hall MP |
Senator Scott Ludlam |
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Ms Belinda Neal MP |
Senator Louise Pratt |
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Ms Melissa Parke MP |
Senator Dana Wortley |
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Mr Luke Simpkins MP |
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Mr Chris Trevor MP |
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Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP |
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Committee Secretariat
Secretary |
Jerome Brown
(from 24/11/08) |
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Russell Chafer
(until 21/11/08) |
Inquiry Secretaries |
Kevin Bodel |
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Sonya Fladun |
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Julia Searle |
Research Officer |
Geoff Wells |
Administrative Officers |
Emma Martin |
|
Dorota Cooley |
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 abbreviations
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
List of recommendations
Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Finland on Social Security
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Finland on Social Security done at Helsinki, 10 September 2008 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
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