Report 141: Treaties tabled on 19 March and 13 May 2014
On Tuesday, 15 July 2014, the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties tabled Report 141: Treaties tabled on 19 March and 13 May 2014.
© Commonwealth of Australia 2014
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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: Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Defence and Security Cooperation
Introduction, Background, Overview and national interest summary, Reasons for Australia to take the proposed treaty action, Obligations, Implementation, Costs, Conclusion
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Chapter 3: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to Improve International Tax Compliance and Implement FATCA
Introduction, Background, Extraterritorial application of laws, Interaction between FATCA and Australian laws, Compliance costs, Timing, Overview and national interest summary, Obligations, The Agreement, Annex I, Conclusion
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Chapter 4: Nine Minor Treaty Actions
Minor treaty actions
- Amendments, adopted 10 May 2013, to Annex III of the Rotterdam convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
- Amendment, adopted by the 8th Conference of the Pacific Community, to the agreement establishing the South Pacific Commission
- Amendments, adopted by the 11th Conference of the Parties, to Annex IX of the Basel Convention on the control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Three Related Minor Treaty Actions
- Amendments, adopted at London on 17 May 2013, to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (London 17 May 2013)
- Amendments, adopted at London on 17 May 2013, to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (London 17 May 2013)
- Amendments, adopted at London on 21 June 2013, to the International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (London, 21 June 2013)
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Appendix A: Submissions
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Appendix B: Witnesses
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