Preliminary Pages
Membership of the Committee
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Chair |
The Hon Richard Marles MP (from 8/5/13)
Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 14/2/13 to 8/5/13)
Mr Kelvin Thomson MP
(until 6/2/13) |
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Deputy
Chair |
Senator Bridget McKenzie |
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Members |
The Hon Justine Elliot MP
(from 6/2/13 to 22/4/13)
Mr Laurie Ferguson MP
(from 14/3/13)
Mr John Forrest MP
Ms Sharon Grierson MP
Mr Harry Jenkins MP
Ms Kirsten Livermore MP
The Hon Richard Marles MP (from 22/4/13)
The Hon Robert McClelland MP (until 14/3/13)
Ms Melissa Parke MP (until 6/2/13)
Mrs Jane Prentice MP
The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP
Mr Mike Symon MP (from 6/2/13) |
Senator the Hon Kim Carr (from 14/5/13)
Senator David Fawcett
Senator Scott Ludlam
Senator the Hon Lisa Singh
Senator Dean Smith
Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 13/2/13 to
14/5/13)
Senator the Hon Lin Thorp |
Committee
Secretariat
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Secretary |
Russell Chafer |
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Inquiry
Secretary |
Katie Ellis |
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Kevin Bodel |
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Dr Andrew Gaczol |
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Researcher |
Rhys Merrett |
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Administrative
Officers |
Heidi Luschtinetz |
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Dorota Cooley |
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 question 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.
List of recommendations
2 Food Assistance Convention
Recommendation 1
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government
provide both in-kind and cash support to meet its food aid commitments, as
allowed in the convention and as practiced by other developed countries.
Recommendation 2
Subject to Recommendation 1 being adopted, the Committee
supports the Food Assistance Convention (London, 25 April 2012) and
recommends that binding treaty action be taken.