Resolution of Appointment

The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:
a
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;
b
any questions 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
c
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.

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About this inquiry

This inquiry will examine the following treaty: Amendment of Australia's Schedule of Concessions under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT) and the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization for Implemenation of: Ministerial Declaration on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products (Nairobi, 16 December 2015) and Ministerial Decision - Export Competition (Nairobi, 19 December 2015)



Past Public Hearings

10 Oct 2016: Canberra