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Navigation: Contents | Next Page Preliminary PagesMembership 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 on: a) matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty actions and related Explanatory Statements presented or deemed to be presented to the Parliament; b) any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by: (i) either House of the Parliament, or (ii) a Minister; and c) 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 recommendations
2 Previous Parliamentary initiatives to scrutinise the treaty making processRecommendation 1That prior to commencing negotiations for a new agreement, the Government table in Parliament a document setting out its priorities and objectives including the anticipated costs and benefits of the agreement. 3 Treaties Ratification Bill 2012Recommendation 2That the Treaties Ratification Bill 2012 not be passed by the House of Representatives or the Senate.
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