Appendix 6 Inquiries by parliamentary committees

During the reporting period, the department provided submissions and/or gave evidence to the following parliamentary committees:

Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

Departmental officers appeared before the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties as witnesses in relation to:

The Force Posture Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America, hearing 22 September 2014.
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan concerning the transfer of Defence equipment and technology, hearing 22 September 2014.
Treaty between Australia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the presence of Australian personnel in the Netherlands for the purpose of responding to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, hearing 27 October 2014.
Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, hearing 2 March 2015.
First Protocol to Amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA), hearing 2 March 2015.
Withdrawal of membership from the World Tourism Organization, hearing 11 May 2015.
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of India on Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, hearings 9 February 2015, 12 February 2015, 18 May 2015 and 15 June 2015.

Departmental officers appeared before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security as witnesses in relation to:

Counter-terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014, hearing 3 October 2014.
Review of the declaration of al-Raqqa province, Syria, hearing 12 February 2015.
Review of the declaration of Mosul district, Iraq, hearing 25 March 2015.

Departmental officers appeared before the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee as witnesses in relation to: