Report 157

Treaties tabled on 13 October 2015

On Wednesday, 2 December 2015, the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties tabled Report 157: Treaties tabled on 13 October 2015.

© Commonwealth of Australia 2015

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Preliminary pages
Membership of the Committee, Resolution of Appointment, List of abbreviations, List of recommendations

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Purpose of the report, Conduct of the Committee's review

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Chapter 2: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of India concerning Transfer of Sentenced Persons
Introduction, Background, Reasons for Australia to take the proposed treaty action, Terms of transfer, Obligations, Implementation, Costs, Conclusion

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Chapter 3: Amendments of 2014 to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, Approved by the Conference as its One Hundred and Third Session
Background, The proposed Treaty Action, Abandonment, Death or long term disability, Establishing and maintaining the system, Obligations, Implementation, Costs, Conclusion

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Appendix A: Submissions

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Appendix B: Witnesses

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