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Membership of the Committee

Chair The Hon Richard Marles MP (from 8/5/13)  
  Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 14/2/13 to 8/5/13)  
  Mr Kelvin Thomson MP
(until 6/2/13)
 
Deputy Chair Senator Bridget McKenzie  
Members The Hon Justine Elliot MP
(from 6/2/13 to 22/4/13)
Senator the Hon Kim Carr (from 14/5/13)
  Mr Laurie Ferguson MP
(from 14/3/13)
Senator David Fawcett
  Mr John Forrest MP Senator Scott Ludlam
  Ms Sharon Grierson MP Senator the Hon Lisa Singh
  Mr Harry Jenkins MP Senator Dean Smith
  Ms Kirsten Livermore MP Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 13/2/13 to 14/5/13)
  The Hon Richard Marles MP (from 22/4/13) Senator the Hon Lin Thorp
  The Hon Robert McClelland MP (until 14/3/13)  
  Ms Melissa Parke MP (until 6/2/13)  
  Mrs Jane Prentice MP  
  The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP  
  Mr Mike Symon MP (from 6/2/13)  

Committee Secretariat

Secretary

Russell Chafer

Inquiry Secretary

Katie Ellis

 

Kevin Bodel

 

Dr Andrew Gaczol

Researcher

Rhys Merrett

Administrative Officers

Heidi Luschtinetz

 

Dorota Cooley

Resolution of Appointment

The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:

  1. 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;

  2. any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:

    1. either House of the Parliament, or

    2. a Minister; and

  3. 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.

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