1. Introduction
   1. The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) was appointed by the Commonwealth Parliament to inquire into any treaty to which Australia has become a signatory, upon the treaty being tabled in the Parliament or as referred by a Minister.[1]
   2. The Committee’s resolution of appointment empowers it to inquire into and report on:

1. 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;
2. any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:

1. either House of the Parliament; or
2. a Minister; and

3. 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.
   3. Prior to tabling, major treaty actions are subject to a National Interest Analysis (NIA), prepared by the Australian Government. The NIA considers the treaty, outlines the treaty obligations and any regulatory or financial implications, and reports the results of consultations undertaken with state and territory governments, federal, state and territory agencies, and with industry or non-government organisations.
   4. The Committee takes account of the NIA in its examination of the treaty text, in addition to other evidence taken during the inquiry.
   5. The treaties, and matters arising from them, are evaluated to ensure ratification is in the national interest, and that unintended or negative effects on Australia do not arise.
   6. The report contains the Committee’s review of two major treaty actions: the Agreement to Establish the Pacific Resilience Facility and the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions.
   7. The Agreement to Establish the Pacific Resilience Facility establishes the Pacific Resilience Facility as an international organisation. The organisation will be a financial institution that manages and distributes funding with the purpose of helping its Members and the Pacific region build resilience to the impacts of climate change. Funding from the organisation will go towards climate and disaster grants, rapid disaster responses and social and community grants targeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
   8. The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions is the only existing international agreement that specifically aims to stop the manipulation of sports competitions. The Convention requests governments to work with sports organisations, betting companies, and event organisers to prevent, detect, and punish sports manipulation nationally and internationally. It also sets out a shared legal framework that enables effective cooperation between Member States of the Convention.
   9. This report also contains one minor treaty action:

• 2025 Amendments to Annex I of the International Convention against Doping in Sport.
  10. Copies of the treaties considered in this report and the associated documents may be accessed through the Committee’s website at: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Treaties

Footnotes

[1]Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT), ‘Role of the Committee’, www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Treaties/Role_of_the_Committee.