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December 2004
Canberra
© Commonwealth of Australia 2004
ISBN 0 642 78688 7 (electronic version)
ISBN 0 642 78497 3 (print version)
Membership of the committee
Resolution of Appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Treaty with France concerning cooperation in maritime areas in the Southern Ocean
Chapter 3 Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement
Chapter 4 Air Services Agreement with the United Arab Emirates
Chapter 5 Agreement concerning police and assistance to Nauru
Chapter 6 Agreement on Mutual Acceptance of Oenological Practices
Chapter 7 Amendments to the Constitution of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity
Chapter 8 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Chapter 9 WIPO Copyright Treaty, and Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Exhibits
Chair |
Dr Andrew Southcott MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Kim Wilkie MP |
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Members |
Hon Dick Adams MP |
Senator Andrew Bartlett |
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Mr Michael Johnson MP |
Senator Jacinta Collins |
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Mrs Margaret May MP |
Senator Sue Mackay |
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Ms Sophie Panopolous MP |
Senator Brett Mason |
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Mr Bernie Ripoll MP |
Senator Santo Santoro |
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Hon Bruce Scott MP |
Senator Ursula Stephens |
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Mr Malcolm Turnbull MP |
Senator Tsebin Tchen |
Chair |
Dr Andrew Southcott MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Kim Wilkie MP |
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Members |
Hon Dick Adams MP |
Senator Andrew Bartlett |
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Mr Kerry Bartlett MP |
Senator Linda Kirk |
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Mr Steven Ciobo MP |
Senator Gavin Marshall |
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Mr Martyn Evans MP |
Senator Brett Mason |
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Mr Greg Hunt MP |
Senator Santo Santoro |
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Mr Peter King MP |
Senator Ursula Stephens |
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Hon Bruce Scott MP |
Senator Tsebin Tchen |
Secretary |
Gillian Gould |
Inquiry Secretary |
Jennifer Cochran |
Research Officer |
Patricia Tyson |
Administrative Officers |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report upon:
ABC |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
ACF |
Australian Conservation Federation |
ACMF |
Australian Chicken Meat Federation |
ACTU |
Australian Council of Trade Unions |
ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
AFTINET | Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network |
ALIA |
Australian Library and Information Association |
AMWU |
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union |
ANZCERTA |
Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement |
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
APT |
Asia Pacific Telecommunity |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asia Nations |
ATFTA |
Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement |
AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
AUSFTA |
Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement |
CDF |
Chief of Defence Force |
CERFTA |
Closer Economic Relations Free Trade Agreement |
CIE |
Centre for International Economics |
CKD |
‘completely knocked down’ |
CRA |
Commercial Radio Australia |
CTC |
Change in Tariff Classifications |
DAFF |
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
DCITA |
Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts |
DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
DoTARS |
Department of Transport and Regional Services |
EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zones |
FCAI |
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries |
FOB |
Free on Board |
FSANZ |
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand |
FTA |
Free Trade Agreement |
GATT | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
GATS | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
HAL | Horticulture Australia Limited |
HREOC | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
ICFTU |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
IUU |
Illegal, unreported and unregulated |
MAA |
Agreement on Mutual Acceptance of Oenological Practices |
MFN |
Most Favoured Nation |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
NPF |
Nauru Police Force |
NGO |
Non Government Organisation |
NIA |
National Interest Analysis |
OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
PIC |
Pacific Island Countries |
PMVs |
Passenger Motor Vehicles |
RAMSI |
Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands |
RIS |
Regulation Impact Statement |
ROOs |
Rules of Origin |
RVC |
Regional Value Content |
SAFTA |
Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
SCOT |
Standing Committee of Treaties |
SPS |
Sanitary and Photosanitary |
TAAF |
French Southern and Antarctic waters |
TAFTA |
Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
TBT |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
TCF |
Textiles, clothing and footwear |
TFIA |
Council of Textiles and Fashion Industries of Australia Ltd |
TRIPS |
Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
TRQ |
Tariff Rate Quota |
UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
WCT |
WIPO Copyright Theory |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organisation |
WPPT |
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
WWTG |
World Wine Trade Group |
The Committee supports the Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic on cooperation in the maritime areas adjacent to the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF), Heard Island and the McDonald Islands (Canberra, 24 November 2003) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement and Associated Exchanges of Letters and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates relating to Air Services (Dubai, 8 September 2002) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the Agreement on Mutual Acceptance of Oenological Practices (Toronto, 18 December 2001) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the Constitution of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (Bangkok, 1976) as amended (Colombo, 1991) as amended in New Delhi in 2002 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence ensure that the appropriate implementing mechanism for the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (New York, 25 May 2000) is readily available on the Department’s website and through other means.
The Committee recommends that the Department of Defence include ‘genuinely’, ‘fully’ and ‘informed’ where appropriate in the implementing mechanism for the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (New York, 25 May 2000) so as to accurately reflect the treaty.
The Committee supports the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (New York, 25 May 2000) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the WIPO Copyright Treaty, adopted by the Diplomatic Conference at Geneva on 20 December 1996 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
The Committee supports the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted by the Diplomatic Conference at Geneva on 20 December 1996 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
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