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March 2008
Canberra
Membership of the Committee
Resolution of Appointment
List of Abbreviations
List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Patent Law Treaty
Chapter 3 Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
Chapter 4 Constitutional amendments to the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Chapter 5 Tonga Air Services Agreement
Chapter 6 Australia's withdrawal of the exemption for the use of mirex under the Stockholm Convention
Appendix A – Submissions
Appendix B – Witnesses
Chair |
Mr Kelvin Thomson MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald | |
Members |
Hon Kevin Andrews MP |
Senator Andrew Bartlett |
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Mr John Forrest MP |
Senator Simon Birmingham |
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Ms Jill Hall MP |
Senator David Bushby |
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Ms Belinda Neal MP |
Senator Gavin Marshall |
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Ms Melissa Parke MP |
Senator Glen Sterle |
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Mr Luke Simpkins MP |
Senator Dana Wortley |
Mr Chris Trevor MP | ||
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Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP |
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Secretary |
James Rees |
Inquiry Secretaries |
Sonya Fladun |
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Julia Searle |
Administrative Officers |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
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Dorota Cooley |
Chair |
Dr Andrew Southcott MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Kim Wilkie MP | |
Members |
Hon Dick Adams MP | Senator Andrew Bartlett |
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Mr Michael Johnson MP | Senator Simon Birmingham |
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Mr Michael Keenan MP | Senator Carol Brown |
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Mr Andrew Laming MP | Senator The Hon Ian Macdonald |
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Mrs Margaret May MP | Senator Julian McGauran |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP | Senator Glenn Sterle |
Hon Bruce Scott MP | Senator Dana Wortley |
Secretary |
James Rees |
Inquiry Secretary |
Serica Mackay |
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Julia Searle |
Research Officers | Sonya Fladun |
Clare James | |
Administrative Officers |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
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Dorota Cooley |
The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:
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.
APVMA |
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
DAFF |
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
DOTARS |
Department of Transport and Regional Services |
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
NIP |
National Implementation Plan |
PCT |
Patent Cooperation Treaty |
PLT |
Patent Law Treaty |
POPs |
Persistent Organic Pollutants |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
The Committee supports the Patent Law Treaty and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the Constitutional amendments to the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the Tonga Air Services Agreement and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the Withdrawal of Australia’s exemption for the use of mirex under Article 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
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