House of Representatives Committees

| Parliamentary Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Preliminary pages

Membership of the Committee

Chair	Mr M Danby MP
Deputy Chair	Mrs J Gash MP
Members	Senator M Bishop	Mr N Champion MP
	Senator D Fawcett	Hon Mr J Fitzgibbon MP
	Senator M Furner	Hon Mr A Griffin MP
	Senator S Hanson-Young	Mr H Jenkins MP
	Senator the Hon D Johnston	Dr D Jensen MP
	Senator S Ludlam	Hon R McClelland MP
	Senator the Hon I MacDonald	Mrs S Mirabella MP
	Senator A McEwen	Hon Mr J Murphy MP
	Senator C Moore	Mr K O'Dowd MP
	Senator S Parry	Ms M Parke MP
	Senator M Payne	Mr S Robert MP
	Senator the Hon U Stephens	Hon Mr P Ruddock MP
	Hon Mr D Adams MP	Ms J Saffin MP
	Hon Ms J Bishop MP	Hon Mr B Scott MP
	Ms G Brodtmann MP	Hon Dr S Stone MP
	Hon Mr A Byrne MP (from 19/09/12)	Ms M Vamvakinou MP

Membership of the Foreign Affairs Sub–Committee

Chair	Mr N Champion MP
Deputy Chair	Hon Dr S Stone MP
Members	Senator S Ludlam	Hon Mr L Ferguson MP
	Senator the Hon I Macdonald	Mrs J Gash MP (ex officio)
	Senator A McEwen	Hon Mr A Griffin MP
	Senator C Moore	Mr H Jenkins MP
	Senator S Parry	Dr D Jensen MP
	Senator M Payne	Mrs S Mirabella MP
	Senator the Hon U Stephens	Ms M Parke MP
	Hon Mr D Adams MP	Mr S Robert MP
	Hon J Bishop MP	Hon Mr P Ruddock MP
	Ms G Brodtmann MP	Ms M Vamvakinou MP
	Mr M Danby MP (ex officio)

Committee Secretariat

Secretary	Mr J Brown
Inquiry Secretary	Dr J Carter
Administrative Officers	Ms J Butler
	Mrs S Gaspar
	Ms L McDougall

Terms of reference

On 13 September 2012, the International Fund for Agricultural Development Amendment Bill 2012 was referred to the Committee by the Selection Committee of the House of Representatives.

The Selection Committee’s report stated the following reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Determine whether the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has fully addressed the concerns that were raised by the former Howard Government, and which prompted Australia to withdraw from the organisation in 2004.
Consideration of the additional financial and human resources required by AusAID to support Australia’s engagement with IFAD.[1]

List of abbreviations

AMA	Australian Multilateral Assessment
AusAID	Australian Agency for International Development
DFID	UK Department for International Development
FATP	Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio agencies
GEF	Global Environment Facility
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development
JSCT	Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
MDG	Millenium Development Goal
MOPAN	Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network
RIA	RESULTS International Australia
UN	United Nations
UNCCD	UN Convention to Combat Desertification

List of recommendations

The International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Bill

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the International Fund for Agricultural Development Amendment Bill 2012 be passed.

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