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Membership of the Committee

 

Chair

Mr Kelvin Thomson MP

 

Deputy Chair

Senator Simon Birmingham
(from 12/9/11)

 

Members

Ms Sharon Bird MP

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan
(until 23/8/11)

 

Mr Jamie Briggs MP

Senator David Fawcett
(from 23/8/11)

 

Mr John Forrest MP

Senator Scott Ludlam

 

Ms Sharon Grierson MP

Senator the Hon Lisa Singh

 

Ms Kirsten Livermore MP

Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite

 

Ms Melissa Parke MP

Senator Anne Urquhart

 

Ms Michelle Rowland MP

 

 

The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP

 

 

Committee Secretariat

 

Secretary

James Catchpole

Inquiry Secretary

Kevin Bodel

 

Andrew Gaczol

Administrative Officers

Heidi Luschtinetz

 

Michaela Whyte

 

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     Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America Relating to the Operation of and Access to an Australian Naval Communication Station at North West Cape in Western Australia, done at Washington on 16 July 2008

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America Relating to the Operation of and Access to an Australian Naval Communication Station at North West Cape in Western Australia, done at Washington on 16 July 2008 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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