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Treaties tabled on 25 and 26 November 2009

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There is currently a total of 5 treaties in the following list.

The following treaties were tabled on 25 November 2009

  • Treaty text: Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Lebanon regarding Cooperation on Protecting the Welfare of Children (Beirut, 18 March 2009) (PDF 29KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation regarding Cooperation on Protecting the Welfare of Children (PDF 41KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Poland on Social Security (Warsaw, 7 October 2009) (PDF 67KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Social Security (PDF 46KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: Second Protocol Amending the Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income as amended by the Protocol of 16 October 1989 (PDF 17KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on the Avoidance of Double Taxation (PDF 32KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (PDF 70KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (PDF 44KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

The following treaty was tabled on 26 November 2009

  • Treaty text: Treaty between Australia and the Republic of India on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Canberra, 23 June 2008) (PDF 40KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (PDF 43KB)
    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 15 January 2010. 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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