Preliminary pages

Membership of the Committee

Chair	The Hon Richard Marles MP (from 8/5/13)
	Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 14/2/13 to 8/5/13)
	Mr Kelvin Thomson MP (until 6/2/13)
Deputy Chair	Senator Bridget McKenzie
Members	The Hon Justine Elliot MP (from 6/2/13 to 22/4/13)	Senator the Hon Kim Carr (from 14/5/13)
	Mr Laurie Ferguson MP (from 14/3/13)	Senator David Fawcett
	Mr John Forrest MP	Senator Scott Ludlam
	Ms Sharon Grierson MP	Senator the Hon Lisa Singh
	Mr Harry Jenkins MP	Senator Dean Smith
	Ms Kirsten Livermore MP	Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 13/2/13 to 14/5/13)
	The Hon Richard Marles MP (from 22/4/13)	Senator the Hon Lin Thorp
	The Hon Robert McClelland MP (until 14/3/13)
	Ms Melissa Parke MP (until 6/2/13)
	Mrs Jane Prentice MP
	The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP
	Mr Mike Symon MP (from 6/2/13)

Committee Secretariat

Secretary	Russell Chafer
Inquiry Secretary	Katie Ellis
	Kevin Bodel
	Dr Andrew Gaczol
Researcher	Rhys Merrett
Administrative Officers	Heidi Luschtinetz
	Dorota Cooley

Resolution of Appointment

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

1. matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty actions and related Explanatory Statements presented or deemed to be presented to the Parliament;
   
   
2. any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
   
   
1. either House of the Parliament, or
   
   
2. a Minister; and
   
   
3. 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 recommendations

2 Six Air Agreements

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes, done at Tokyo on [TBA] 2012, constituting an Agreement to further amend the Schedule to the Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and Japan for Air Services, done at Tokyo on 19 January 1956, as amended and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 2

The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Kenya relating to Air Services and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 3

The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Palau relating to Air Services and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 4

The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka relating to Air Services and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 5

The Committee supports the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America (Washington D.C., 31 March 2008) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 6

The Committee supports the Exchange of notes amending the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

3 Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, done at Cape Town on 16 November 2001  Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, done at Cape Town on 16 November 2001

Recommendation 7

The Committee supports the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, done at Cape Town on 16 November 2001 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 8

The Committee supports the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, done at Cape Town on 16 November 2001 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.