House of Representatives Committees
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Minor Treaty Actions Currently Under Review
Minor Treaty Actions, or Category 3 treaty actions, include treaty actions that do not impact significantly on the national interest and are likely to have negligible financial or legal effect within Australia.
The Committee has the discretion to inquire formally into minor treaty actions or indicate its acceptance of them without a formal inquiry. If the Committee decides that binding treaty action can be taken for a minor treaty action without a formal inquiry, then this decision will be noted in the next report of the Committee tabled in Parliament.
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The Committee is currently considering the following minor treaty actions:
- Treaty text: Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended IMO Resolution MSC.338(91) (London, 30 November 2012) (PDF 308KB)
Related documents: Explanatory Statement (PDF 20KB)
- Treaty text: Amendments to the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 IMO Resolution MSC.343(91) (London, 30 November 2012) (PDF 98KB)
Related documents: Explanatory Statement (PDF 33KB)
- Treaty text: Amendments to the Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 IMO Resolution MSC.344(91) (London, 30 November 2012) (PDF 241KB)
Related documents: Explanatory Statement (PDF 34KB)
- Treaty text: Amendments to the Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention ON Load Lines, 1966, as amended IMO Resolution MSC.345(91) (London, 30 November 2012) (PDF 56KB)
Related documents: Explanatory Statement (PDF 34KB)
- Treaty text: Amendments to the Limitation Amounts in Article 3 of the Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (IMO Resolution Leg.5(99)) adopted at London on 19 April 2012 (PDF 61KB)
Related documents: Explanatory Statement (PDF 20KB)
Printed copies of the Explanatory Statement and treaty text for the proposed Category 3 treaty action can also be obtained from the Committee Secretariat.
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