Preliminary Pages
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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Mr Kelvin Thomson MP
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Deputy
Chair
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Senator Julian McGauran
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Members
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Mr Jamie Briggs MP
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Senator Simon Birmingham
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Mr John Forrest MP
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Senator Michaelia Cash
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Ms Jill Hall MP
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Senator Don Farrell
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Mrs Julia Irwin MP
(from 5/2/09)
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Senator Scott Ludlam
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Ms Belinda Neal MP
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Senator Louise Pratt
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Ms Melissa Parke MP
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Senator Dana Wortley
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Mr Luke Simpkins MP
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Mr Chris Trevor MP
(until 5/2/09)
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Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Jerome Brown
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Inquiry
Secretaries
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Sonya Fladun
Julia Searle
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Research
Officer
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Geoff Wells
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Administrative
Officers
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Heidi Luschtinetz
(from 19/1/09)
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Dorota Cooley
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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
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 abbreviations
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ACAP
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Agreement on the Conservation of
Albatrosses and Petrels
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DSA
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Defence Security Authority
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation
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NIA
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National Interest Analysis
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UNESCO
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United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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List of recommendations
2 Agreement between the Government of Australia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on the Security of Information
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government
of Australia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on the Security of
Information and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.