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Inquiry into Australia's response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami

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Terms of Reference

Pursuant to paragraph 1 of its resolution of appointment, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade is empowered to consider and report on the annual reports of government agencies, in accordance with a schedule presented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The Speaker's schedule lists annual reports from agencies within the Defence and Foreign Affairs portfolios as being available for review by the committee.

On 9 February 2006 the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade resolved to examine the annual reports of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Agency for International Development, focusing specifically on Australia's response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

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