Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

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Report 77 Treaties tabled on 20 June 2006

September 2006

Canberra

© Commonwealth of Australia 2006

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Contents

Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendation
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Agreement relating to Scientific and Technical Cooperation with the United States of America
Chapter 3 Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Chapter 4 Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between Australia and Japan to replace the Delineated and Recorded Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program
Chapter 5 Amendments to the Singapore-Australia and the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreements to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
Chapter 6 International Health Regulations
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Witnesses

Membership of the Committee

Committee Secretariat

Resolution of appointment

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

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

List of recommendations

2 Agreement relating to Scientific and Technical Cooperation with the United States of America

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Agreement relating to Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America (Canberra, 28 February 2006) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

3 Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

Recommendation 2

The Committee supports the Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

4 Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between Australia and Japan to replace the Delineated and Recorded Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program

Recommendation 3

The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan to replace the Delineated and Recorded Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

5 Amendments to the Singapore-Australia and the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreements to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System

Recommendation 4

The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Singapore to amend Annex 2C and Annex 2D of the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System to come into effect on 1 January 2007 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 5

The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to amend Annex 4-A and Annex 5-A of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to ensure compliance with changes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System to come into effect on 1 January 2007 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

6 International Health Regulations

Recommendation 6

The Committee supports the International Health Regulations (2005) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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Last reviewed 27 March 2007 by Committee Secretariat
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