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Committee activities (inquiries and reports)Report 66 Treaties tabled on 7 December 2004 (4), 15 March and 11 May 2005
August 2005 Canberra © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 ISBN 0 642 78654 2 (Print Version) Contents
Membership of the Committee
Committee Secretariat
Terms of referenceThe Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report upon:
List of abbreviations
List of recommendationsUnited Nations Convention Against CorruptionRecommendation 1That the Attorney-General advise the Committee in writing of the Australian Government’s intention to meet Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption only through the means specified in the National Interest Analysis, particularly as stated in paragraphs 50, 51 and 52. Recommendation 2That the Attorney-General advise the Committee in writing that the Australian Government has no intention of using the external affairs power and the United Nations Convention against Corruption to pass legislation which has not been foreshadowed in the National Interest Analysis. Recommendation 3The Committee supports the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (New York, 31 October 2003) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken. Treaty between Australia and New Zealand establishing certain Exclusive Economic Zone Boundaries and Continental Shelf BoundariesRecommendation 4The Committee supports the Treaty Between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand establishing certain Exclusive Economic Zone Boundaries and Continental Shelf Boundaries and recommends that binding treaty action be taken. Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement AmendmentsRecommendation 5The Committee supports the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendments and recommends that binding treaty action be taken. Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea on Cooperation in the Fields of Energy and Mineral ResourcesRecommendation 6The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea on Cooperation in the Fields of Energy and Mineral Resources (Canberra, 30 August 2004) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken. Agreement concerning the use of Shoalwater Bay Training Area and associated facilities in AustraliaRecommendation 7The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore concerning the use of Shoalwater Bay Training Area and the use of associated facilities in Australia and recommends that binding treaty action be taken. Mutual Recognition Agreement on Conformity Assessment in relation to Medicines Good Manufacturing Practice Inspection and CertificationRecommendation 8The Committee supports the Mutual Recognition Agreement on Conformity Assessment in relation to Medicines Goods Manufacturing Practice Inspection and Certification between the Government of Australia and the Government of Canada (Canberra 16 March 2005) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken. Final Protocol and Partial Revision of the 2001 Radio Regulations made at the World Radiocommunication ConferenceRecommendation 9The Committee supports the Final Protocol and Partial Revision of the 2001 Radio Regulations, as incorporated in the International Telecommuncation Union Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WTC-03), (Geneva on 4 July 2003) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken. Establishment of the Antarctic Treaty SecretariatRecommendation 10The Committee supports Measure 1 (2003) Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty, adopted at Madrid, Spain on 20 June 2003 under the Antarctic Treaty, done at Washington on 1 December 1959 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
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