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Membership of the Committee

 

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)

 

Deputy Chair

Senator Bridget McKenzie

 

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

 

Secretary

Russell Chafer

Inquiry Secretary

Katie Ellis

 

Kevin Bodel

 

Dr Andrew Gaczol

Researcher

Rhys Merrett

Administrative Officers

Heidi Luschtinetz

 

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.

 

 

 

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