Andrew Bartlett (Queensland, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I also would like to speak on reports Nos 77 and 78 of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, particularly on report No. 78, Treaty scrutiny: A ten year review. As Senator Wortley has pointed out, the report basically summarises a seminar or forum that was held to mark the 10th anniversary of the scrutiny of treaties. I was not able to attend that seminar because I was chairing a different committee hearing on that particular day.