Trick or Treaty? Commonwealth Power to Make and Implement
Treaties
November 1995
Table of Contents
Membership of the Committee
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Committee's Reference and Introduction
Chapter 2: Background
Chapter 3: Introduction to International Law
Chapter 4: Treaties and the Commonwealth Constitution
Chapter 5: Interpretation of the external affairs
power and reform proposals
Chapter 6: Treaties and Domestic Law
Chapter 7: Current practices concerning entry into
treaties
Chapter 8: External Affairs and the Australian
Federation
Chapter 9: Case Studies - concerns raised during
the inquiry
Chapter 10: Practices in other Federations
Chapter 11: Reviewing the value of current treaties
Chapter 12: Consultation with interested groups
Chapter 13: States and Territories
Chapter 14: The need for greater parliamentary
involvement
Chapter 15: Proposals for reform: tabling treaties,
parliamentary committees and treaty impact statements
Chapter 16: Proposals for reform: parliamentary
approval of treaties
Chapter 17: Recommendations
Appendices
Appendix 1: Submissions released for publication
Appendix 2: Details of meetings and witnesses
Appendix 3: Bibliography
Abbreviations: Abbreviations used in the report
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