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Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
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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 until 12/3/09)
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Senator Scott Ludlam
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Hon John Murphy MP
(from 12/3/09)
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Senator Louise Pratt
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Ms Belinda Neal MP
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Senator Dana Wortley
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Ms Melissa Parke MP
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Mr Luke Simpkins MP
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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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Julia Searle |
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Sonya Fladun
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Research
Officer |
Geoff Wells |
Administrative
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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:
- 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;
- any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument,
whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
- either House of the Parliament, or
- 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
| AG’s |
Attorney
General’s |
| AWBC |
Australian Wine and
Brandy Corporation |
| DEWHA |
Department of the
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| DFAT |
Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| EC |
European
Community |
| MCA |
Music Council of
Australia |
| MEAA |
Media,
Entertainment and Arts Alliance |
| NIA |
National
Interest Analysis |
| RIS |
Regulatory
Impact Statement |
| UNESCO |
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| WFA |
Winemakers’
Federation of Australia |
List of recommendations
2 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Convention on the Protection and
Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and recommends that
binding treaty action be taken.
3 Agreement
between Australia and the European Community on Trade in Wine
Recommendation 2
The Committee supports the Agreement between Australia and
the European Community on Trade in Wine and recommends that binding treaty
action be taken.
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