Treaties tabled on 13 May 2014

The Treaties Committee is empowered by its resolution of appointment to inquire into and report on 'matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analysis and proposed treaty actions presented or deemed to be presented to the Parliament.'

As nearly all treaty actions proposed by the Australian Government are tabled in Parliament, this type of review activity accounts for much of the Committee's work.

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions for the Australia and United States of America to Improve International Tax Compliance and to Implement FATCA by Friday, 30 May 2014 and for the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Korea by Friday, 13 June 2014.

Submissions for this inquiry can be lodged online via the link on this page. For information on how to make a submission, go to our Making a submission to a Parliamentary Inquiry page.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 4002
jsct@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

Two treaties are under consideration:

  • Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to Improve International Tax Compliance and to Implement FATCA (Canberra, 28 April 2014)
  • Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea (Seoul, 8 April 2014)



Past Public Hearings

05 Aug 2014: Canberra
30 Jul 2014: Brisbane
29 Jul 2014: Sydney

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Inquiry Status

Report 142 tabled

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