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Treaties tabled on 24 and 25 November 2010

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Terms of Reference

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There is currently a total of 8 treaties in the following list.

The following treaties were tabled on 24 November 2010

  • Treaty text: Air Services Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, done at Brasilia on 21 April 2010 (PDF 296KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Air Services with Brazil (PDF 59KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Mexican States relating to Air Services, done at Mexico City on 9 April 2010 (PDF 182KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Air Services with the United Mexican States (PDF 58KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: Air Services Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Turkey, done at Ankara on 28 April 2010 (PDF 408KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Air Services with Turkey (PDF 58KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (Geneva, 3 June 2002) (PDF 39KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment (PDF 53KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: ILO Convention 162, Asbestos, 1986 (Geneva, 4 June 1986) (PDF 35KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on the Safety in the Use of Asbestos (PDF 43KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: ILO C175 Part-Time Work Convention, 1994 (Geneva, 7 June 1994) (PDF 26KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Part-Time Work (PDF 55KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (No. 186) (Geneva, 7 February 2006) (PDF 700KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Maritime Labour Convention (PDF 94KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: RIS (PDF 300KB)
    Letters: not applicable

The following treaty was tabled on 25 November 2010
  • Treaty text: Resolution MEPC.186(59), Adopted on 17 July 2009 Amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (London, 17 July 2009) (PDF 30KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Resolution MEPC.186(59) (PDF 30KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday 28 January 2011. 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.

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