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Treaties tabled on 8 May 2012

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Treaties tabled on this date currently under review

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There is currently a total of 2 treaties in the following list.

The following treaties were tabled on 8 May 2012

  • Treaty text: Exchange of Notes, done at Canberra on 9 December 2011, constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to amend and extend the Agreement concerning Cooperation in Defense Logistics Support, done at Sydney on 4 November 1989 (Canberra, 9 December 2011) (PDF 172KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on the Cooperation in Defense Logistics Support (PDF 38KB)
    Regulation Impact Statement: not applicable
    Letters: not applicable

  • Treaty text: Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (Strasbourg 25 January 1988) Text amended by the provisions of the Protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, which entered into force on 1 June 2011 Signed for Australia 3 November 2011 (PDF 237KB)
  • Related documents: NIA and Consultation on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (PDF 16KB)
    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 June 2012. 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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