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Chapter 2 Agreement between Australia and the Slovak Republic on Social Security

[1]       National Interest Analysis (NIA) [2011] ATNIA 1, Agreement between Australia and the Slovak Republic on Social Security, done at New York on 21 September 2010 [2010] ATNIF 42,
 paras 3 and 7.

[2]       NIA, para. 3.

[3]       Mrs Michalina Stawyskyj, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 14.

[4]       Mrs Stawyskyj, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 12.

[5]       NIA, paras 4–6.

[6]       Mrs Stawyskyj, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 12, and see NIA para. 5.

[7]       Mrs Stawyskyj, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 12, and see NIA, para. 10.

[8]       Mr Hutchinson, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 12.

[9]       Mr Hutchinson, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, pp. 12–13.

[10]     Mr Hutchinson, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 12.

[11]     Dispute Resolution Articles 24 and 25, Termination at Article 28.

[12]     Mrs Stawyskyj, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, pp. 13–15.

[13]     NIA, para. 5.

[14]     NIA, para. 6.

[15]     Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Slovak Republic Country Brief, pp. 1, 2.

[16]     Article 1 (a) (i); &(ii) covering the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992, the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992 and the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Regulations.

[17]     Article 1 (b) (i), (ii), (iii) respectively.

[18]     NIA, para. 13.

[19]     Article 13 (3) (b).

[20]     Article 14, then Article 15 (1) and for calculation, Article 15 (2) and (3) respectively.

[21]     NIA, para. 2.

[22]     Mrs Stawyskyj, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, pp. 11, 12.

[23]     NIA, para. 17.

[24]     NIA, para. 19.

Chapter 3 Third Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

[1]       Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Denpasar, Bali, 24 February 1976 (entered into force 21 June 1976).

[2]       National Interest Analysis (NIA) [2011] ATNIA 2, Third Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Hanoi on 23 July 2010 [2010] ATNIF 39, paras 4, 5.

[3]       Article 3, see NIA, para. 12.

[4]       The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) states are: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The non-ASEAN states are Australia, Bangladesh, People’s Republic of China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, East Timor, France, India, Japan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Turkey and the United States of America.

[5]       NIA, paras 3–6.

[6]       NIA, para. 4.

[7]       The ASEAN was established in 1967 on the signing of the ASEAN Declaration by founding members Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Overview <http://www.asean.org/64.htm> viewed 13 May 2011.

[8]       Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, Article 2, and see ASEAN, Overview <http://www.asean.org/64.htm> viewed 13 May 2011.

 

[9]       Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Manila, Philippines, 15 December 1987, Article 1.

[10]     Second Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Manila, Philippines, 25 July 1998, Article 1.

[11]     Mr Fisher, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 27.

[12]     Mr Fisher, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 28.

[13]     Mr Fisher, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 28

[14]     Mr Fisher, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 26.

[15]     Mr Fisher, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 26.

[16]     Mr Fisher, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 26.

[17]     NIA, para. 10.

[18]     NIA, para. 12.

[19]     NIA, para. 12.

[20]     The recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia regarding a temple site on the Thai‑Cambodia border was cited as an example. Indonesia, as ASEAN chair, intervened.
See Mr Fisher, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 25 February 2011, p. 28.

[21]     NIA, para. 13.

Chapter 4 Treaty between Australia and the People’s Republic of China concerning the Transfer of Sentenced Persons

[1]       National Interest Analysis (NIA) [2011] ATNIA 8, Treaty between Australia and the People’s Republic of China concerning the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, done at Sydney on 6 September 2007 [2007] ATNIF 27, para. 4.

[2]       NIA, para. 4.

[3]       NIA, para. 6

[4]       Ms Maggie Jackson, Attorney-General’s Department, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, p. 15.

[5]       Ms Jackson, Attorney-General’s Department, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, pp. 15-16.

[6]       NIA, para. 8.

[7]       NIA, para. 8.

[8]       Ms Jackson, Attorney-General’s Department, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, p. 16.

[9]       Prisoners left Australia for Canada, Greece, the Netherlands, the USA, France, Israel, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and returned from Thailand, Spain, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the USA. NIA, para. 11.

[10]     NIA, para. 24.

[11]     NIA, para. 22.

[12]     NIA, para. 10.

[13]     NIA, para. 24.

[14]     NIA, para. 10.

[15]     Ms Jackson, Attorney-General’s Department, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, p. 14.

[16]     Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, p. 15.

[17]     Attorney-General’s Department, Supplementary Submission 2.2.

[18]     Ms Jackson, Attorney-General’s Department, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, p. 15.

[19]     Treaty between Australia and the People’s Republic of China concerning the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, done at Sydney on 6 September 2007 [2007] ATNIF 27, passim.

[20]     Article 8 requires that, in addition to the written transfer request, information is to include personal details, nationality, place of detainment, a certified copy of the judgment, sentence termination date and any relevant medical records with treatment plan.

[21]     Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, pp. 16, 17.

[22]     Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, p. 19.

[23]     Ms Jackson, Attorney-General’s Department, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, p. 20.

[24]     NIA, para. 3.

[25]     NIA, para. 21.

[26]     International Transfer of Prisoners (China) Regulations 2008, Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 260, Royal Assent, 12 December 2008.

[27]     NIA, para. 21.

[28]     NIA, para. 13.

[29]     NIA, para. 23.

[30]     This requirement is not covered under the treaty being considered an internal matter.
NIA, para. 25.

[31]     Under administrative arrangements with the States and Territories, prisoners may be required to pay some or all of the costs providing the prisoner accepts the transfer on that basis. Ms Jackson, Attorney-General’s Department, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 28 February 2011, p. 15.

[32]     NIA, paras 27, 28.

Chapter 5 Amendments to the Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement

[1]       National Interest Analysis (NIA) [2011] ATNIA 5, Amendments to Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement, done at Singapore on 27 July 2009 [2011] ATNIF 1, para. 1.

[2]       NIA, para. 14.

[3]       NIA, para. 3.

[4]       NIA, para. 4.

[5]       NIA, para. 4.

[6]       Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, May 2011, Table 2.15.

[7]       Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, May 2011, Table 2.14.

[8]       Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, May 2011, Graphs <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/429E7F5A785B8037CA25788000195F52?opendocument> viewed 18 May 2011.

[9]       NIA, para. 5.

[10]     NIA, para. 6.

[11]     NIA, para. 6.

[12]     NIA, para. 7.

[13]     Chapter 8, Article 4, Amendments to Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement, done at Singapore on 27 July 2009 [2011] ATNIF 1.

[14]      Chapter 8, Article 5.

[15]     NIA, para. 7.

[16]     Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 7, p. 2.

[17]     NIA, para. 9.

[18]     Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 7, p. 4. The acronyms in this quote are as follows: FTA is Free Trade Agreement; IP is intellectual property; AUSFTA is Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement; and SUSFTA is Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement.

[19]     Amendments to Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 7, p. 4.

[20]     NIA, para. 9.

Chapter6 Agreement with the Republic of South Africa Concerning the Co-production of Films

[1]       National Interest Analysis (NIA) [2011] ATNIA 4, Agreement with the Republic of South Africa Concerning the Co-production of Films, done at Pretoria on 18 June 2010 [2010] ATNIF 40, para. 1.

[2]       NIA, para. 7.

[3]       NIA, para. 7.

[4]       NIA, para. 7.

[5]       Agreement with the Republic of South Africa Concerning the Co-production of Films, done at Pretoria on 18 June 2010 [2010] ATNIF 40, Article 1.

[6]       NIA, para. 9.

[7]       NIA, para. 9.

[8]       NIA, para. 9.

[9]       NIA, para. 11.

[10]     ‘District 9’ (2009), Internet Movie Database < http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/>
viewed 18 May 2011.

[11]     ‘Breaker Morant’ (1980), Internet Movie Database < http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310/> viewed 18 May 2011.

[12]     Kruger, Rayne, Goodbye Dolly Grey: The Story of the Boer War, Pan, 1959, p. 231.

[13]     NIA, para. 3.

[14]     NIA, para. 8.

[15]     NIA, para. 5.

[16]     NIA, para. 9.

[17]     NIA, para. 9.

[18]     Articles 7 and 8.

[19]     Articles 9 and 17.

[20]     NIA, para. 13.

[21]     NIA, para. 27.

[22]     NIA, para. 30.

[23]     NIA, para. 4.

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