Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties was established on 14 February 2008 for the 42nd Parliament under a resolution of appointment passed by the House of Representatives on 12 February 2008 and the Senate on 14 February 2008. The committee was appointed to inquire into and report on:

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;
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
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.

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Committee Members

Committee establishment, role and history

Related Links

Australian Treaties Library
Australia and International Treaty Making Information Kit
(A publication by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
Australian Treaties Database (The Australian Treaties Database (ATD) is an on-line resource for researching treaties to which Australia is a signatory, or where Australia has taken other treaty action.)

The Committee Secretariat can be contacted at:

Committee Secretary
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Department of House of Representatives
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA

Phone: 02 6277 4002
Fax: 02 6277 2219
email: jsct@aph.gov.au