Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

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Treaties tabled on 14 May 2008

Terms of Reference

The following treaties were tabled on 14 May 2008.

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There is currently a total of 4 treaties in the following list.

Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Use of Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes, Sydney, 7 September 2007
(PDF 159KB)
Related documents: NIA and Consultation on the Cooperation agreement between Australia and the Russian Federation (PDF 143KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 122KB)
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, Sydney, 5 September 2007
(PDF 140KB)
Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Defense Trade Cooperation between Australia and the Government of the United States of America (PDF 237KB)
Implementing Arrangement pursuant to the Treaty Between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation (PDF 5465KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006, Geneva, 27 January 2006
(PDF 200KB)
Related documents: NIA and Consultation on International Tropical Timber Agreement (PDF 159KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

Treaty text: Protocol Amending the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of South Africa for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income of 1999, Pretoria, 31 March 2008
(PDF 182KB)
Related documents: NIA and Consultation on the Avoidance of Double Taxation (PDF 246KB)
Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
Letters: not applicable

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Wednesday, 11 June 2008. Anyone now seeking to make a submission should contact the Committee Secretariat. Please refer to our brochure called preparing a submission for more information.

Printed copies of the National Interest Analyses and treaty texts for these proposed treaty actions can also be obtained from the Committee Secretariat.