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Footnotes
Chapter 1 Introduction
[1]
Australia, House of Representatives 2008, Votes and Proceedings, No.
25, p. 343, Australia, Senate 2008, Journal, No.15, pp. 487-488.
[2]
Australia, House of Representatives 2008, Votes and Proceedings, No.
28, p. 389, Australia, Senate 2008, Journal, No. 15, pp. 487-488.
[3]
Australia, House of Representatives 2008, Votes and Proceedings, No.
33, p. 430, Australia, Senate 2008, Journal, No. 20, p. 613.
[4]
Australia, House of Representatives 2008, Votes and Proceedings, No.
35, p. 449, Australia, Senate 2008, Journal, No.22, pp. 674-675.
[5]
The Committee’s review of the proposed treaty actions was advertised in The
Australian on 9 July 2008 and 3 September 2008. Members of the public were
advised on how to obtain relevant information both in the advertisement and via
the Committee’s website, and invited to submit their views to the Committee.
Chapter 2 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
[1]
NIA, paras. 2 and 3.
[2]
For example: Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission 1, National
Association of Community Legal Centres NACLC and Disability Discrimination Legal
Centre DDLC Submission 5, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission
10.
[3]
See http://www.un.org/disabilities/
[4]
Additional information provided by the Attorney-General’s Department, 22 July 2008.
[5]
Biographical details for Mr Ronald McCallum can be found at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crpd/crpds1.htm
[6]
The Convention defines persons with disabilities to include ‘those who
have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in
interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective
participation in society on an equal basis with others’. National Interest
Analysis (NIA), para.8.
[7]
NIA, para. 4.
[8]
NIA, para. 9.
[9]
NIA, para. 10.
[10]
NIA, para. 12.
[11]
NIA, para. 16.
[12]
NIA, para. 17.
[13]
NIA, para. 18.
[14]
NIA, paras. 19, 20 and 21.
[15]
NIA, paras. 22 and 23.
[16]
NIA, para. 24.
[17]
NIA, para. 25.
[18]
NIA, para. 26.
[19]
NIA, para. 27.
[20]
NIA, para. 28.
[21]
NIA, para. 29, 30 and 31.
[22]
NIA, paras. 4, 6 and 7.
[23]
UN CRPD Ratification Task Force Members, Submission 12 p. 1.
[24]
Australia’s Declaration is published on the United Nations website www.un.org/disabili8ties/default.asp?id+475.
[25]
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights,. Submission 10, p.1. and Final
Report to the Australian Government Departments of Families, Housing, Community
Services, and Indigenous Affairs, and Attorney General, Exhibit 6, p. 5.
[26] NIA, para. 2.
[27] Australian Lawyers for
Human Rights, Submission 10, p.1.
[28] Human Rights and
Equal Opportunity Commission HREOC, Submission 3, p.2.
[29] Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission HREOC, Submission 3, p. 2.
[30] UN CRPD Ratification
Task Force, Submission 12, p. 2.
[31] UN CRPD Ratification
Task Force, Submission 12, p. 2.
[32] NACLC and DDLC, Submission
5, p. 2.
[33]
Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission 1, p.2.
[34]
NIA, para. 32.
[35]
NIA, Attachment on Implementation, para. 12 and Attachment on
Consultation, paras. 7 and 18.
[36]
The principle of non-refoulement prohibits the expulsion or return
(refoulement) of a person to a country where there are substantial grounds for
believing they would face a real risk of torture, or arbitrary deprivation of
their life.
[37]
For example: Mr Frank Hall-Bentick, Submission 2, p. 2. National
Ethnic Disability Alliance NEDA and the Federation of Ethnic Communities’
Councils of Australia FECCA, Submission 4, p. 2.
[38]
Mr Dougie Herd, Transcript of Evidence, 29 July 2008, pp. 21-22.
[39]
National Ethnic Disability Alliance NEDA and the Federation of Ethnic
Communities’ Councils of Australia FECCA, Submission 4, p. 2.
[40]
National Ethnic Disability Alliance NEDA and the Federation of Ethnic
Communities’ Councils of Australia FECCA, Submission 4, p. 2.
[41]
Dr Ben Saul, Sydney Centre for International Law, Submission 17,
covering page.
[42]
Mr Peter Arnaudo, Attorney-General’s Department, Transcript of Evidence,
16 June 2008, p. 5.
[43]
Mr Peter Arnaudo, Attorney-General’s Department, Transcript of Evidence,
16 June 2008, p. 7.
[44] NACLC
and DDLC, Submission
5, p. 3.
[45]
Mr Frank Hall-Bentick, Submission 2. p. 2.
[46]
Australian Social Work, Volume 51, Number 3 September 1998.
[47]
NIA, (footnote) p.5.
[48]
Mr Frank Hall-Bentick, Submission 2, p. 2.
[49]
Mr Frank Hall-Bentick, Submission 2, p. 46.
[50]
Mr Frank Hall-Bentick, Transcript of Evidence, 28 July 2008, p. 46.
[51]
Mr Peter Arnaudo, Transcript of Evidence, 16 June 2008, p. 4 .
[52]
Ms Therese Sands, Transcript of Evidence, 29 July 2008 p.17.
[53]
NACLC and DDLC, Submission 5, p.2.
[54] NACLC
and DDLC, Submission 5, p. 2
[55] National
Association of Community Legal Centres and Disability Discrimination Legal
Centre, Submission 5.
[56]
UN CRPD Ratification Task Force, Submission 12, p. 2.
[57]
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 10, p. 5.
[58]
NIA, para 34.
[59]
NIA, para 36.
[60]
Mr David Heckendorf, Submission 22, p, 2-3.
[61]
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report 92, see Appendix D.
Chapter 3 Australia - Chile Free Trade Agreement
[1]
NIA, paragraph 3.
[2]
NIA, paragraph 3.
[3]
NIA, paragraph 5.
[4]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 13.
[5]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 13.
[6]
NIA, paragraph 10.
[7]
NIA, paragraph 6.
[8]
NIA, paragraph 7.
[9]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 16.
[10]
NIA, paragraph 14.
[11]
NIA consultation attachment, paragraph 8.
[12]
NIA consultation attachment, paragraph 14.
[13]
Australia – Chile Free Trade Agreement, p. 51.
[14]
Australia – Chile Free Trade Agreement, p. 51.
[15]
Horticulture Australia, Submission, p. 1.
[16]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 36.
[17]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, pp 39-40.
[18]
Mr Peter McPherson, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 23.
[19]
Table grapes attract a tariff of 5%. The tariff will remain in place for
six years following binding treaty action. See Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript
of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 37.
[20]
Mr Robert Duthie, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 30.
[21]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 40.
[22]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 41.
[23]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 41
[24]
Mr John Sutton, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 12.
[25]
Mr John Sutton, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 14.
[26]
Ms Trudy Witbreuk, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 35.
[27]
Chair, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 34.
[28]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 13 October 2008, p 34.
[29]
AFTINET, Submission No 2, pp 5-6.
[30]
AFTINET, Submission No 2; Mr John C Massam, Submission No 5; The Stop MAI (WA) Coalition, Submission No 6; Ms Rosie Wagstaff, Submission No 8; and Construction
Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), Submission No 9.
[31]
AFTINET, Submission No 2, p2.
[32]
CFMEU, Submission No 9.
[33]
CFMEU, Submission No 9.
[34]
AFTINET, Submission No 2, p7.
[35]
Ms Rosie Wagstaff, Submission No 8.
[36]
Dr Matthew Rimmer, Submission No 11 p5.
[37]
Dr Matthew Rimmer, Submission No 11 p22.
[38]
Dr Matthew Rimmer, Submission No 11 p5.
[39]
Dr Matthew Rimmer, Submission No 11 p. 6.
[40]
Ms Virginia Grenville, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 15.
Chapter 4 Treaty between Australia and the State of the United Arab Emirates on Defence Cooperation
[1]
NIA, para 3.
[2]
NIA, para 4.
[3]
NIA, para 9.
[4]
NIA, para 10.
[5]
NIA, para 11.
[6]
NIA, para 12.
[7]
NIA, para 13.
[8]
NIA, para 14.
[9]
NIA, para 18.
[10]
NIA, para 20.
[11]
NIA, para 5.
[12]
Mr Andrew Chandler, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 29.
[13]
NIA, para 6.
[14]
NIA para 7.
[15]
NIA, para 8.
[16]
NIA, para 16.
[17]
NIA, para 21.
[18]
NIA, para 21.
[19]
NIA, para 21
[20]
Dr Ben Saul, Submission no. 1, p. 1
[21]
Mr Stephen Bouwhuis, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 31
Chapter 5 Headquarters Agreement with the Secretariat to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
[1]
NIA, Background information, p. 1.
[2]
NIA, Background Information, p. 3.
[3]
Mr Ian Hay, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 22.
[4]
Mr Ian Hay, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 22.
[5]
Mr Ian Hay, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 24.
[6]
Mr Ian Hay, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 22; NIA, paras 6 and 7.
[7]
Mr Andrew Serdy, Submission No. 4.
[8]
Mr Andrew Serdy, Submission No. 4, p. 1.
[9]
For example, Article VII of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources creates the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources. Similarly, Article 6 of the Convention on the Conservation
of Southern Bluefin Tuna creates the Commission for the Conservation of
Southern Bluefin Tuna. Both conventions confer legal personality on the
Commission. Mr Andrew Serdy, Submission No. 4, pp. 1-2.
[10]
Mr Andrew Serdy, Submission No. 4, p. 2.
[11]
Mr Andrew Serdy, Submission No. 4, p. 3.
[12]
Mr Damian White, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 25.
[13]
Mr Stephen Bouwhuis, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, pp. 25-26.
[14]
Mr Ian Hay, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 21.
[15]
NIA, para 17.
[16]
NIA, para 18.
[17]
Mr Ian Hay, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 23.
[18]
Mr Ian Hay, Transcript of Evidence, 25 August 2008, p. 22.
Chapter 6 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
[1]
National Interest Analyis (NIA), para 4.
[2]
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 2.
[3]
NIA, para 9.
[4]
Ms O’Rourke, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 6; NIA, para 1.
[5]
NIA, para 6.
[6]
NIA, para 4.
[7]
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 8.
[8]
NIA, para 9.
[9]
NIA, paras 12 to 14.
[10]
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 2.
[11]
NIA, paras 6 to 8.
[12]
Law Council of Australia, Submission No. 22, p. 1; Amnesty International Australia, Submission No. 10, p. 1; United Nations Association of Australia, Submission No.
16, p. 2; NSW Council of Civil Liberties Inc, Submission No. 18, p. 5; Human
Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No. 21, p. 10.
[13]
Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No. 21, p. 14.
[14]
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 6; Ms Sally Moyle, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, pp. 6-7.
[15]
Ms Sally Moyle, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, pp. 6-7.
[16]
Amnesty International Australia, Submission No. 10, p.1; Human Rights Law
Resource Centre, Submission No. 21, p. 12; Law Council of Australia, Submission
No. 22, Attachment p. 4.
[17]
Amnesty International Australia, Submission No. 10, p. 1.
[18]
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 2.
[19]
NSW Council for Civil Liberties Inc, Submission No. 18, p. 6.
[20]
Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No. 21, p. 16.
[21]
Amnesty International Australia, Submission No. 10, p. 1; NSW Civil
Liberties Council, Submission No. 18, p. 3.
[22]
Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No. 21, p. 11.
[23]
Mr John Gott, Submission No. 4; Mr J Slee, Submission No. 7; Mr Bruce Nickel, Submission No. 8; Ms Fiona Reeves, Submission No. 9; Mr P. Ariens, Submission
No. 11; Mr Bridget Marantelli, Submission No. 12; Mr Laurie Marantelli,
Submission No. 13; Mr Leon Voesenek, Submission No. 14; Ms Julanne Murphy,
Submission No. 15; Ms June and Mr Robert Mears, Submission No. 17; Ms Siobhan
Reeves, Submission No. 19; Family Voice Australia, Submission No. 20.
[24]
Ms Fiona Reeves, Submission No. 9, p. 1.
[25]
Ms Siobhan Reeves, Submission No. 19, p. 1.
[26]
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 7.
[27]
Ms Sally Moyle, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 7.
[28]
NIA, para 18.
[29]
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 6.
[30]
Attorney-General’s Department, Submission No. 23.
[31]
NIA, para 11.
[32]
NIA, Consultation attachment.
[33]
Mr Geoffrey Skillen, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, pp. 2-3;
Chapter 7 Agreement between Australia and the European Union on the Processing and Transfer of European Union Sourced Passenger Name Record Data
[1]
NIA, paragraph 6.
[2]
Ms Jan Dorrington, Transcript of Evidence, 22 September 2008, pp. 2-3.
[3]
Ms Jan Dorrington, Transcript of Evidence, 22 September 2008, p. 3.
[4]
Ms Jan Dorrington, Transcript of Evidence, 22 September 2008, p. 3.
[5]
Ms Jan Dorrington, Transcript of Evidence, 22 September 2008, p. 3.
[6]
NIA, paragraph 5.
[7]
NIA, paragraph 4.
[8]
NIA, paragraph 8.
[9]
Ms Jan Dorrington, Transcript of Evidence, 22 September 2008, p. 3.
[10]
NIA, paragraph 15.
[11]
NIA, paragraph 13.
[12]
Ms Joan Sheedy, Transcript of Evidence, 22 September 2008, p. 6.
[13]
Ms Karen Curtis, Transcript of Evidence, 22 September 2008, p. 6.
[14]
NIA consultation attachment, paragraph 25.
[15]
NIA consultation attachment, paragraph 26.
Chapter 8 Treaty between Australia and the French Republic regarding Defence Cooperation and Status of Forces
[1]
NIA, para. 4.
[2]
NIA, para. 5.
[3]
NIA, para. 6.
[4]
NIA, para. 6.
[5]
NIA, para 8.
[6]
Mr Peter West, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 15.
[7]
Mr Peter West, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 15.
[8]
NIA, para. 36.
[9]
NIA, para. 40.
[10]
Mr Peter West, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 17.
[11]
Mr Peter West, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 17.
[12]
Mr Peter West, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 16.
Chapter 9 Treaty between Australia and the European Community on Certain Aspects of Air Services
[1]
Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
[2]
Mr Iain Lumsden, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 10.
[3]
NIA, para 9.
[4]
NIA, para 8.
[5]
NIA, para 13.
[6]
NIA, para 14.
[7]
NIA, para 25.
[8]
Mr Iain Lumsden, Transcript of Evidence, 15 September 2008, p. 12.
Dissenting Report — Senator Julian McGauran (Deputy Chair), The Hon Kevin Andrews MP, Senator Simon Birmingham, Senator Michaelia Cash, Mr John Forrest MP, Mr Luke Simpkins MP
Appendix C – Category 3 Treaty Actions
[1]
Explanatory Statement 2 of 2008, p. 1.
[2]
Explanatory Statement 3 of 2008, p. 1.
[3]
Explanatory Statement 4 of 2008, p. 1.
[4]
Explanatory Statement 5 of 2008, p. 1.
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