Editors --- "Australian Treaty Action 2001" [2002] AUYrBkIntLaw 11; (2002) 22 Australian Year Book of International Law 381

• Numerical List Australian Treaty Series 2001
• Bilateral Treaty List 2001
• Multilateral Treaty List 2001

Numerical List
Australian Treaty Series 2001

ATS No	Date and place of instrument	Description	Entry into force for Australia
1		Treaty Action 2001
2	Canberra, 1 July 1999	Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Denmark on Social Security	1 January 2001
3	New York, 9 December 1994	Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	3 January 2001
4	Canberra, 2 February 2000	Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Romania for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on Income, and Protocol	11 April 2001
5	Madrid, 6 March 2000	Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Kingdom of Spain on Remunerated Employment for Dependants of Diplomatic, Consular, Administrative and Technical Personnel of Diplomatic and Consular Missions	27 April 2001
6	Manila, 19 May 1995	Agreement Recognising the International Legal Personality of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)	18 June 2001
7	Madrid, 27 June, 1989	Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (WIPO)	11 July 2001
8	New York, 4 December 1995	Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks	11 December 2001
9	Canberra, 26 February 2001	Mutual Recognition Agreement Between Australia and The Republic of Singapore on Conformity Assessment	1 June 2001
10	Copenhagen, 27 September 1999	Agreement Between The Government of Australia And The Government of The Kingdom of Denmark For The Reciprocal Protection of Classified Information of Defence Interest	26 July 2001
11	London, 24 April 2001	Amendment to the Inmarsat Convention and Operating Agreement, adopted and confirmed by the Inmarsat assembly, London 20 to 24 April 1998	31 July 2001
12	Canberra, 17 January 2001	Agreement between Australia and Germany on Films Co-production	12 September 2001
13	Canberra, 30 July 2001	Agreement by Exchange of Notes between Australia and United States of America to amend and extend the Agreement on Cooperation in Defence Logistics Support (the CDLSA), done at Sydney 4 November 1989	12 October 2001
14	Paris, 13 September 1999	Treaty between Australia and Monaco on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters	4 October 2001
15	Canberra, 11 May 2000	Agreement between Australia and South Africa for the Reciprocal Protection Classified Information of Defence Interest	10 October 2001
16	Stockholm, 18 December 1998	Treaty between Australia and Sweden on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters	1 December 2001
17	Waigani, PNG, 16 September 1995	Waigani Convention: Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Waste and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Waste within the Southern Pacific Region	21 October 2001
18	Apia, 11 August 2000	Agreement between Australia and Samoa relating to Air Services	29 October 2001
19	Canberra, 9 December 1998	Treaty on Extradition between Australia and the Republic of South Africa	1 August 2001

Bilateral Treaty List 2001

Date and place of signature	Description	Entry into force	Notes and references to printed text
	ARGENTINA
Canberra, 8 August 2001	Agreement on Cooperation on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy	Not in force	In accordance with Article 20, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the last notification by which the Parties communicate to each other that their constitutional or other domestic requirements have been completed. [2001] ATNIF 17. NIA: 21 August 2001.
	AUSTRIA
Vienna, 26 June 2001	Protocol to the Agreement on Social Security of 1 April 1992)	Not in force	In accordance with Article III, this Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the month in which the last of the notes are exchanged by the Parties, notifying each other that all matters as are necessary to give effect to this Protocol have been finalised. Refer also to [1992] ATS 35. [2001] ATNIF 9. NIA 7 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 of August 2001 p 5
	CANADA
Ottawa, 26 July 2001	Agreement on Social Security	Not in force	This Agreement shall enter into force on a date specified in notes exchanged by the Parties notifying each other that all necessary matters to implement this Agreement gave been finalised. [2001] ATNIF 16. NIA 7 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 of August 2001 p 5.
	COOK ISLANDS
Apia, 18 September 2001	Agreement Relating to Air Services	Not in force	In accordance with Article 22, this Agreement shall enter into force when the Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective requirements for the entry into force of this Agreement have been satisfied. [2001] ATNIF 21.
	CHILE
Santiago, 6 September 2001	Agreement relating to Air Services	Not in force	In accordance with Article 22, this Agreement shall enter into force after the Parties have notified each other through the diplomatic channel that the procedures necessary for its entry into force have been completed. [2001] ATNIF 20.
	CZECH REPUBLIC
London, 11 November 1924		29 June 1926	Instruments of Ratification exchanged 29 March 1926. Extended to Australia, including Norfolk Island, with effect from 9 November 1933 (UKTS 1933 No. 41 (Cmd. 4510) p 10). By exchange of Notes at Canberra on 15-17 January 2001, the Convention, as supplemented, was confirmed as remaining in force between Australia and the Czech Republic. [1933] ATS 2 (electronic); UKTS 1926 No. 6 (Cmd. 2637); SP 121 p 761; LNTS 48 p 425; CTS 1928 No.17 p 5. See also Supplementary Convention of 15 February 1935.
Prague, 27 July 2001	Agreement on Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the Transfer of Nuclear Material	Not in force	In accordance with Article XVI, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties exchange diplomatic notes informing each other that they have completed their domestic and constitutional requirements. [2001] ATNIF 11. NIA 21 August 2001.
	DENMARK
Canberra, 1 July 1999	Agreement on Social Security	1 January 2001	The Agreement entered into force two months after an exchange of Notes of 23 March - 1 November 2000 pursuant to Article 17.2. [2001] ATS 2. NIA 7 March 2000; JSCOT report 32 of May 2000 p 27.
Copenhagen, 27 September 1999	Agreement for the Reciprocal Protection of Classified Information of Defence Interest	26 July 2001	Agreement entered into force following exchange of Notes by the parties pursuant to Article 18.1 notifying each other that all domestic requirements had been met. [2001] ATS 10. NIA 07 February 2001, JSCOT report 39 of April 2001 p35.
	EGYPT
Cairo, 3 May 2001	Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments	Not in force	The agreement is to enter into force pursuant to Article 15.1 following the completion of domestic processes. [2001] ATNIF 4.
	FRANCE
Adelaide, 2 November 2001	Agreement for the Employment of Dependants	Not in force	The agreement will enter into force following the completion of domestic processes. [2001] ATNIF 31.
	GERMANY
Canberra, 17 January 2001	Agreement on Films Co-production	12 September 2001	Agreement entered into force upon provision of a Note to the German Embassy at Canberra advising Australia's national requirements for entry into force had been met. [2001] ATS 12. NIA 23 May 2001, JSCOT report 41 of August 2001 p3.
	HUNGARY
Budapest, 8 August 2001	Agreement on Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the Transfer of Nuclear Material	Not in force	[2001] ATNIF 18. NIA 21 August 2001.
	MONACO
Paris, 13 September 1999	Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters	4 October 2001	The treaty entered into force on 4 October 2001 following an exchange of Notes. [2001] ATS 14. NIA 12 October 1999; JSCOT report 28 of December 1999, p 43.
	NETHERLANDS
The Hague, 2 July 2001	Agreement on Social Security	Not in force	Entry into force on the first day of the third month following the last notification of completion of each party's constitutional and statutory processes. [2001] ATNIF 9. NIA 7 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 of August 2001 p 5.
The Hague, 24 October 2001	Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance for the Proper Application of Customs Law and for the Prevention, Investigation and Combating of Customs Offences	Not in force	In accordance with Article 20, this Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month after the Parties have notified each other by diplomatic means that any national procedures necessary have been complied with. [2001] ATNIF 29.
	NEW ZEALAND
Canberra, 28 March 2001	Agreement on Social Security	Not in force	Agreement to enter into force in accordance with Article 28, paragraph 1. Replaces and modifies Agreement of 19 July 1994 as amended on 7 September 1995. [2001] ATNIF 3. NIA 23 May 2001; JSCOT report 41 of August 2001 p 7.
Canberra, 10 October 2001	Agreement by Exchange of Letters to amend and rename the Joint Food Standards Agreement, done at Wellington on 5 December 1995	Not in force	The Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which both Governments have notified each other through an exchange of notes that their respective domestic processes necessary for entry into force have been completed. To be renamed "Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Concerning a Joint Food Standards System". Refer to [1996] ATS 12. [2001] ATNIF 27.
	PORTUGAL
Lisbon, 3 September 2001	Agreement on Social Security	Not in force	In accordance with Article 32, the Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which both Governments have notified each other through an exchange of notes that their respective domestic processes necessary have been completed. [2001] ATNIF 22. NIA 21 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 of August 2001 p 5.
	ROMANIA
Canberra, 2 February 2000	Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on Income, and Protocol.	11 April 2001	The Agreement is also be applicable to Christmas, Cocos, Norfolk, Ashmore and Cartier, Heard and McDonald, and Coral Sea Islands. [2001] ATS 4. NIA 7 March 2000; JSCOT report 32 of May 2000 p 33.
	RUSSIA
Canberra, 23 May 2001	Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of the Exploration and the Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes	Not in force	The Agreement is to enter into force pursuant to Article 16.1 [2001] ATNIF 5. NIA 21 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 of August 2001 p 29.
	SAMOA
Apia, 11 August 2000	Agreement relating to Air Services	29 October 2001	Entered into force on 29 October 2001 following an exchange of notes. [2001] ATS 18. NIA 6 March 2001; JSCOT report 39 of April 2001 p 7.
	SINGAPORE
Canberra, 26 February 2001	Mutual Recognition Agreement on Conformity Assessment	1 June 2001	Following exchange of notes the Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2001. [2001] ATS 9. NIA 27 February 2001; JSCOT report 39 of April 2001 p 5.
	SOUTH AFRICA
Canberra, 9 December 1998	Treaty on Extradition	1 August 2001	Entered into force following an exchange of notes. [2001] ATS 19. NIA 16 February 1999; JSCOT report 21 of June 1999 p 3.
Canberra, 11 May 2000	Agreement for the Reciprocal Protection Classified Information of Defence Interest	10 October 2001	Entered into force following an exchange of Notes. [2001] ATS 15. NIA 27 February 2001; JSCOT report 39 of April 2001 p 35.
	SPAIN
Madrid, 6 March 2000	Agreement on Remunerated Employment for Dependants of Diplomatic, Consular, Administrative and Technical Personnel of Diplomatic and Consular Missions.	27 April 2001	Entered into force following an exchange of Notes. [2001] ATS 5. NIA 6 June 2000; JSCOT 34 of August 2000 p 3.
	SWEDEN
Stockholm, 18 December 1998	Treaty Between Australia and Sweden on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.	1 December 2001	Entered into force following an exchange of Notes. [2001] ATS 16. NIA 6 June 2000; JSCOT 34 of August 2000 p 3.
	THAILAND
Hanoi, 26 July 2001	Agreement on the Transfer of Offenders and Co-operation in the Enforcement of Penal Sentences	Not in force	Entry into force dependant on exchange of instruments of ratification. [2001] ATNIF 12. NIA 21 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 of August 2001 p 19.
	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Canberra, 30 July 2001	Agreement by Exchange of Notes to amend and extend the Agreement on Cooperation in Defence Logistics Support (the CDLSA), done at Sydney 4 November 1989	12 October 2001	Exchange of notes between Australia and the USA at Canberra 30 July 2001, agreeing to amend and extend the 1989 CDLSA Agreement. (Refer also to [1989] ATS 28.) [2001] ATS 13. NIA 7 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 of September 2001 p 11.
Washington, 31 July 2001	Agreement concerning Cooperation on the Application of Non-Proliferation Assurances on Retransfer to Taiwan	Not in force	The Agreement shall enter into force on the date when the Australian Government notifies the Government of the USA that its constitutional and domestic requirements have been satisfied. [2001] ATNIF 19. NIA 21 August 2001.
Canberra, 27 September 2001	Protocol Amending the 1982 Convention on Double Taxation	Not in force	The Protocol will enter into force following an exchange of instruments of ratification. Ref [1983] ATS 16. [2001] ATNIF 25
Canberra, 27 September 2001	Agreement on Social Security	Not in force	This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the month in which notes are exchanged by the Parties notifying each other that all constitutional or legislative matters as are necessary to give effect to the Agreement have been finalised. [2001] ATNIF 26.

Multilateral Treaty List 2001

Date and place	Description	In force generally	Notes and references to printed text
The Hague, 18 March 1970	Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters	7 October 1972	Acceptance by Australia of the accession of Bulgaria with effect from 7 May 2001, and of Lithuania, Slovenia and Sri Lanka with effect from 17 July 2001. Convention in force between Australia and the following States: Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Germany, Finland, the United States of America, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, Venezuela, the Slovak Republic, Poland, Estonia, Israel, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Singapore, Mexico, Barbados, South Africa, Bulgaria. [1992] ATS 37.
Canberra, 20 May 1980	Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources	7 April 1982	Depository: the Government of Australia Instrument of Accession of Vanuatu received Canberra 20 June 2001. Entry into force for Vanuatu 20 July 2001. [1982] ATS 9.
Strasburg, 21 March 1983	Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons [under the auspices of the Council of Europe]	15 January 1985	Australia is not a party at the date of this list [2001] ATNIF 24 UNTS 1496 p 91; ILM 22 p 530; ETS 112; UKTS 1985 No. 51 (Cmnd. 9617). NIA 21 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 of September 2001 p 21.
New York, 4 December 1989	International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries	20 October 2001	The Convention entered into force generally on the 30th day after the deposit of the 22nd ratification /accession on 20 September 2001. Australia is not a party at date of this list. [1998] ATSD 3714.
Canberra, 10 May 1993	Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna	20 May 1994	Depository: the Government of Australia Accession by Republic of Korea 17 October 2001. Entry into force for the Republic of Korea on 17 October 2001. [1994] ATS 16.
Geneva, 26 January 1994	International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 [under the auspices of the UN]	1 January 1997 (provisionally)	The Agreement, which established inter alia the Bali Partnership Fund (Article 21), was signed definitively for Australia on 2 February 1996. Replaced Agreement of 18 November 1983. Due to expire 31 December 2000 but extended by decision of 30 May 2000 to 31 December 2003. [1997] ATS 2; [1995] ATSD 4303; Cm 3067; ILM 33 p 1014.
New York, 9 December 1994	Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	15 January 1999	The Convention was signed for Australia on 15 December 1994 and an instrument of ratification deposited for Australia on 4 December 2000. It entered into force for Australia on 3 January 2001. [2001] ATS 3.
Manila, 19 May 1995	Agreement Recognising the International Legal Personality of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)	19 May 1995	Signed for Australia on 29 March 1996 and instrument of ratification deposited for Australia on 18 June 2001 when the Agreement entered into force for Australia. [2001] ATS 6. NIA 15 October 1996; JSCOT report 4 of November 1996 p 8.
Waigani, PNG, 16 September 1995	Waigani Convention Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Waste and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Waste within the Southern Pacific Region.	21 October 2001	Signed for Australia 16 September 1995. Instrument of Ratification deposited for Australia 17 August 1998. The Convention entered into force generally (and for Australia) following the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification. [2001] ATS 17. NIA 18 June 1996; JSCOT report 1 of August 1996 p 14.
New York, 4 December 1995	Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks	11 December 2001	The Agreement, adopted by the UN Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks on 4 August 1995, by which date it is sometimes cited, was signed for Australia on 4 December 1995. Instrument of ratification deposited for Australia on 23 December 1999. The Agreement entered into force generally (and for Australia) on 11 December 2001. [2001] ATS 8. NIA 12 October 1999; JSCOT report 28 of December 1999 p 5.
New York, 23 May 1997	Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea	Not in force	The Tribunal is based in Hamburg. The Agreement, which was adopted at the seventh meeting of States party to the Law of the Sea Convention on 23 May 1997, was opened for signature 1 July 1997 by which date it is sometimes cited. Signed for Australia 26 May 1999 and ratified on 11 May 2001. The Agreement is to enter into force pursuant to Article 30 Paragraph 1. [2001] ATNIF 6. NIA 10 October 2000; JSCOT report 39 of April 2001 p 5.
Geneva, 19 June 1997	Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation of 28 June 1928, as amended	Not in force	Instrument of Ratification deposited for Australia 11 October 2001. [2001] ATNIF 30. NIA 27 February 2001: JSCOT report 39 of April 2001 p 31.
Hong Kong, 23 September 1997	Fourth Amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of 27 December 1945	Not in force	Instrument of Acceptance by Australia deposited at Washington on 11 April 2001. [1999]ATSD 4517. Commentary: NIA 11 August 1999; JSCOT 25 of September 1999 p 11.
London, 24 April 1998	Amendment to the Inmarsat Convention and Operating Agreement, adopted and confirmed by the Inmarsat Assembly, London 20 - 24 April 1998	31 July 2001	The restructuring amendments entered into force on 31 July 2001 for all parties, including those which have not accepted them. The Operating Agreement terminated on the same day. Refer also [1979] ATS 10. [2001] ATS 11. NIA 12 October 1999; JSCOT report 28 of December 1999 p 79.
Geneva, 16 May 1998	Amendments to Articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organisation done at New York, 22 July 1946	Not in force	Amendments enter into force when accepted by two thirds of WHO members. Instrument of acceptance by Australia deposited at New York 17 July 2001. [2001] ATNIF 14. NIA 11 May 1999; JSCOT report 22 of June 1999 p 21.
New York, 9 December 1999	International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism [under the auspices of the UN]	Not in force	Convention signed, subject to ratification, for Australia at New York 15 October 2001 [2001] ATNIF 28
Istanbul, 2 June 2000	Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations of 5 December 1979 [under the auspices of ITU]	Not in force	The Partial Revision was incorporated in the Final Acts of the ITU World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-2000). [2001] ATNIF 23. NIA 21 August 2001; JSCOT report 43 pf September 2001 p 39.
Guam, 9 October 2000	Amendments to the Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific of 12 June 1976 (the Apia Convention)	Not in force	Ratified for Australia 1 November 2001. Will enter into force when two-thirds of the Parties have lodged their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendments with the Depository. [2001] ATNIF 32. NIA 7 August 2001: JSCOT report 43 of September 2001 p 15.
Stockholm, 23 May 2001	Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Not in force	The Agreement is to enter into force generally pursuant to Article 26 paragraphs 1 and 2. Australian domestic processes to be completed. [2001] ATNIF 7.
Canberra, 19 June 2001	Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels	Not in force	Depository: The Government of Australia. In accordance with Article XVI the Agreement requires the ratification of five States for entry into force. Ratified for Australia on 4 October 2001 Ratified for New Zealand on 1 November 2001. [2001] ATNIF 8. NIA 23 May 2001; JSCOT report 41 of August 2001 p 11.
Paris, 31 July 2001	Agreement establishing the International Office of Vine and Wine (OIV)	Not in force	Agreement signed for Australia, subject to ratification, at Paris 31 July 2001. Refer to International Convention for the establishment in Paris of an International Wine Office of 29 November 1924 (renamed International Vine and Wine Office on 28 September 1958) [1978] ATS 16. [2001] ATNIF 13.