Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Report 69 Treaties tabled on 13 September and 11 October 2005

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November 2005
Canberra

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Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Amendments to the Schedule to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
Chapter 3 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Appendix A Submissions
Appendix B Witnesses Monday, 7 November 2005 – Canberra

Membership of the Committee

Acting Chair	Mrs Margaret May MP (from 5/9/05 )
Chair	Dr Andrew Southcott MP (until 5/9/05 )
Deputy Chair	Mr Kim Wilkie MP
Members	Hon Dick Adams MP	Senator Andrew Bartlett
	Mr Michael Johnson MP	Senator Carol Brown
	Mr Michael Keenan MP	Senator Brett Mason
	Ms Sophie Panopoulos MP	Senator Santo Santoro
	Mr Bernie Ripoll MP	Senator Glenn Sterle
	Hon Bruce Scott MP	Senator Russell Trood
		Senator Dana Wortley

Committee Secretariat

Secretary	Gillian Gould
Inquiry Secretary	Stephanie Mikac
Research Officer	Serica Mackay
Administrative Officer	Heidi Luschtinetz

Resolution of appointment

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

matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty actions 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

AAD	Australian Antarctic Division
CITES	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
COAG	Council of Australian Governments
Cth	Commonwealth
IWC	International Whaling Commission
JARPA	Japan Antarctic Research Program
NIA	National Interest Analysis
NSW	New South Wales
Tas	Tasmania

List of recommendations

3 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.