TY - BOOK TI - The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on Treaties report 95 : : treaties tabled on 4 June, 17 June, 25 June and 26 August 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Canberra : PB - The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, KW - Australia. Parliament. KW - Joint Standing Committee on Treaties KW - Reports N1 - Membership of the Committee. -- Resolution of Appointment. -- List of abbreviations. -- List of recommendations. -- 1 Introduction -- Purpose of the Report. -- Conduct of the Committee's review. -- 2. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.-- Introduction. -- Background. -- Obligations. -- Reasons for ratification -- Australian declaration. -- Some key issues raised in submissions. -- Implementation. -- Consultation. -- Implementation of the Convention. -- Optional Protocol. -- Costs -- Conclusion -- 3 Australia - Chile Free Trade Agreement. -- Background. -- Obligations. -- Reasons for Australia to take treaty action. -- Costs -- Consultation. -- Submissions relating to the Australia - Chile Free Trade Agreement. -- Horticulture industries. -- 457 Visas -- Conclusion and recommendation. -- 4 Treaty between Australia and the State of the United Arab Emirates on Defence Cooperation. -- Introduction. -- Background. -- Obligations -- Future treaty action. -- Reasons for Australia to take treaty action. -- Costs. Withdrawal or denunciation -- Other matters. -- Capital and corporal punishment. -- Conclusion and recommendations. -- 5 Headquarters Agreement with the Secretariat to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. -- Background. -- Obligations -- Reasons for Australia to take treaty action. -- Legal establishment of the Secretariat. -- Implementation. -- Costs. -- Consultation. -- Conclusion and recommendation -- 6 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women -- Background -- Obligations -- Reasons for Australia to take treaty action -- Opposition to the Protocol. -- Access to the CEDAW committee -- CEDAW committee investigations to date -- Implementation. -- Consultation. -- Conclusions and recommendation -- 7 Agreement between Australia and the European Union on the Processing and Transfer of European Union Sourced Passenger Name Record Data. -- Background -- Reasons for Australia to take treaty action -- Obligations -- Privacy matters -- Costs -- Consultation -- Treaty between Australia and the French Republic regarding Defence Cooperation and Status of Forces. -- Introduction Background. -- Obligations -- Reasons for Australia to take treaty action. -- Costs. -- Withdrawal or denunciation -- Other matters. -- Policy Differences -- Conclusion and recommendation -- 9 Treaty between Australia and the European Community on Certain Aspects of Air Services -- Introduction. -- Reasons for Australia to take treaty action -- Obligations. -- Future Treaty Action -- Costs. -- Withdrawal or denunciation -- Other matter. -- Safety Regulations. -- Conclusion and recommendation -- Supplementary Statement- Mr John Forrest MP. -- 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 A - Submissions. -- Appendix B-Witnesses. -- Appendix C - Category 3 Treaty Actions. -- Treaties tabled on 17 June 2008. -- Treaties tabled on 26 August 2008. -- Appendix D-Report 92 ER -