Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Report 85: Review into treaties tabled on 6, 7 and 27 February 2007

June 2007

Canberra

© Commonwealth of Australia 2007

ISBN 978 0 642 78952 5 (printed version)

ISBN 978 0 642 78953 2 (HTML version)

Contents

Membership of the Committee
Resolution of appointment
List of abbreviations
List of recommendation
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Social Security Agreement with the Swiss Confederation
Chapter 3 Agreement between Australia and Finland on the Avoidance of Double Taxation
Chapter 4 Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds
Chapter 5 Measure 4 (2006) Specially Protected Species: Fur Seals
Chapter 6 Australia-East Timor Certain Maritime Arrangements Treaty
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Witnesses
Appendix C - List of the bird species

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 Social Security Agreement with the Swiss Confederation

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Australia and the Swiss Confederation (Canberra, 9 October 2006) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

3 Agreement between Australia and Finland on the Avoidance of Double Taxation

Recommendation 2

The Committee supports the Agreement between Australia and Finland on the Avoidance of Double Taxation done at Melbourne on  20 November 2006 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

4 Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds

Recommendation 3

The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds (Canberra, 6 December 2006) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

5 Measure 4 (2006) Specially Protected Species: Fur Seals

Recommendation 4

The Committee supports Measure 4 (2006) Specially Protected Species: Fur Seals and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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Last reviewed 23 January 2008 by Committee Secretariat
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