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Membership 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     Fifth Agreement to Extend the 1987 Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training related to Nuclear Science and Technology done at Bali on 15 April 2011

Recommendation 1

The Committee supports the Fifth Agreement to Extend the 1987 Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training related to Nuclear Science and Technology done at Bali on 15 April 2011 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

3     Exchange of Notes, done at Canberra on 9 December 2011, constituting an Agreement between Australia and the United States of America to Amend and Extend the Agreement on Cooperation in Defense Logistics Support, done at Sydney on 4 November 1989

Recommendation 2

The Committee supports the Exchange of Notes, done at Canberra on 9 December 2011, constituting an Agreement between Australia and the United States of America to Amend and Extend the Agreement on Cooperation in Defense Logistics Support, done at Sydney on 4 November 1989 and recommends that binding treaty action be taken 

4     Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, done at Strasbourg on 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)

Recommendation 3

The Committee supports the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, done at Strasbourg on 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) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.