Australia–Germany bilateral treaties

See also: List of Australian treaties and Australia–Germany relations

The following is a list of international bilateral treaties between Australia and Germany

* Early treaties were extended to Australia by the British Empire, however they are still generally in force.
* European Union treaties, extended to Germany are not included below.

1872 | Extradition | Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals (London, 14 May 1872) | [1]

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1874 | Trade | Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany relative to Joint Stock Companies (London, 27 March 1874) | [2]
1879 | Other | Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany for the Mutual Relief of Distressed Seamen (London, 27 May 1879) | [3]
1879 | Extradition | Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany relative to Merchant Seamen Deserters (London, 5 November 1879) | [4]
1886 | Trade | Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany relating to Reciprocal Freedom of Trade and Commerce in the British and German Possessions and Protectorates in the Western Pacific (Berlin, 10 April 1886) | [5]
1904 | Arbitration | Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany providing for the Settlement by Arbitration of Certain Classes of Questions which may arise between the Two Governments | [6]
1909 | Arbitration | Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany extending for a Further Period of One Year the Agreement providing for the Settlement by Arbitration of Certain Classes of Questions | [7]
1910 | Arbitration | Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany extending for a Further Period of Four Years the Agreement providing for the Settlement by Arbitration of Certain Classes of Questions which may arise between the Two Governments | [8]
1911 | Extradition | Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany respecting Extradition between British and German Protectorates | [9]
1912 | Extradition | Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany extending to certain British Protectorates the Treaty for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals of 14 May 1872 | [10]
1913 | Civil law | Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany additional to the Agreement relative to Joint Stock Companies of 27 March 1874 (Berlin, 25 March 1913) | [11]
1926 | Money orders | Convention for the Exchange of Money Orders between the Postal Administrations of Australia and Germany | [12]
1930 | Extradition | Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [and on behalf of the Governments of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa] and the Government of Germany extending to certain Mandated Territories the Treaty for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals of 14 May 1872 | [13]
1930 | War/Peace | Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the German Reich regarding the Release of Property, Rights and Interests of German Nationals, and Exchange of Notes | [14]
1932 | Postal | Agreement for an Exchange of Postal Parcels between the Commonwealth of Australia and Germany | [15]
1933 | Civil law | Convention between the United Kingdom and Germany regarding Legal Proceedings in Civil and Commercial Matters | [16]
1935 | War/Peace | Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the German Reich regarding the Limitation of Naval Armaments | [17]
1952 | Visas | Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for Assisted Migration | [18]
1953 | Visas | Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany regarding Visas and Visa Fees | [19]
1958 | War/Peace | Exchanges of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Netherlands concerning the Settlement of Intercustodial Conflicts relating to German Enemy Assets | [20]
1959 | Trade | Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany relating to Air Transport, and Exchanges of Notes | [21]
1959 | Visas | Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for Assisted Migration | [22]
1959 | Trade | Trade Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Two Exchanges of Notes | [23]
1961 | Trade | [First] Protocol to the Trade Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany of 14 October 1959 | [24]
1963 | Postal | Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Exchange of Postal Parcels | [25]
1965 | Visas | Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Assisted Migration | [26]
1965 | Money orders | Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the Exchange of Money Orders | [27]
1966 | War/Peace | Treaty between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the Division between Australia and Germany of Compensation Paid by the Government of the State of Israel for German Secular Property in Israel [Templar Agreement], and Three Exchanges of Notes | [28]
1974 | Trade | Trade Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the German Democratic Republic, and Agreed Minute | [29]
1974 | Trade | Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany amending the Agreement relating to Air Transport of 22 May 1957 | [30]
1975 | Science | Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Launching of a Skylark Vehicle and Payload at Woomera for Scientific Purposes | [31]
1975 | Taxation | Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to certain other Taxes, and Protocol | [32]
1976 | Science | Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Scientific and Technological Cooperation | [33]
1977 | Trade | Protocol to the Trade Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the German Democratic Republic of 28 February 1974 | [34]
1979 | Science | Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Launching of Two Scientific Payloads from Woomera for Scientific Purposes | [35]
1979 | Defence | Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Reciprocal Safeguarding of Classified Material | [36]
1981 | Environment | Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environment | [37]
1987 | Science | Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Launching of Sounding Rockets | [38]
1990 | Extradition | Treaty between Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning Extradition | [39]
1995 | Science | Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Landing and Recovery of a Space Capsule in Australia (EXPRESS Agreement), and Exchange of Notes | [40]
1996 | Trade | Exchanges of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to further amend the Route Schedule to the Agreement relating to Air Transport, and Exchange of Notes, of 22 May 1957 | [41]
2000 | Other | Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cultural Cooperation (Dresden, 7 November 1997) | [42]
2001 | Trade | Films Co-production Agreement Between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (Canberra, 17 January 2001) | [43]
2003 | Social security | Agreement on Social Security Between Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany (Canberra, 13 December 2000) | [44]
2008 | Social security | Agreement Between Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany on Social Security to Govern Persons Temporarily Employed in the Territory of the Other State ("Supplementary Agreement") (Berlin, 9 February 2007) | [45]
2016 | Other | Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (Vienna, 8 July 2005) | [46]
2016 | Taxation | Agreement between Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and Avoidance (Berlin, 12 November 2015) - | [47]

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1. ^ "Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals (London, 14 May 1872)" Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
2. ^ "Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany relative to Joint Stock Companies (London, 27 March 1874). ATS 49 of 1901." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
3. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany for the Mutual Relief of Distressed Seamen (London, 27 May 1879). ATS 50 of 1901." Archived 24 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
4. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany relative to Merchant Seamen Deserters (London, 5 November 1879). ATS 51 of 1901." Archived 24 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
5. ^ "Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany relating to Reciprocal Freedom of Trade and Commerce in the British and German Possessions and Protectorates in the Western Pacific (Berlin, 10 April 1886). ATS 52 of 1901." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
6. ^ "Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany providing for the Settlement by Arbitration of Certain Classes of Questions which may arise between the Two Governments. ATS 1 of 1904." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
7. ^ "Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany extending for a Further Period of One Year the Agreement providing for the Settlement by Arbitration of Certain Classes of Questions. ATS 4 of 1909." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
8. ^ "Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany extending for a Further Period of Four Years the Agreement providing for the Settlement by Arbitration of Certain Classes of Questions which may arise between the Two Governments. ATS 2 of 1910." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
9. ^ "Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany respecting Extradition between British and German Protectorates. ATS 5 of 1911." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
10. ^ "Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Germany extending to certain British Protectorates the Treaty for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals of 14 May 1872. ATS 8 of 1912." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
11. ^ "Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Government of Germany additional to the Agreement relative to Joint Stock Companies of 27 March 1874 (Berlin, 25 March 1913). ATS 8 of 1913." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
12. ^ "Convention for the Exchange of Money Orders between the Postal Administrations of Australia and Germany. ATS 5 of 1926." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
13. ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (and on behalf of the Governments of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) and the Government of Germany extending to certain Mandated Territories the Treaty for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals of 14 May 1872. ATS 4 of 1930." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
14. ^ "Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the German Reich regarding the Release of Property, Rights and Interests of German Nationals, and Exchange of Notes. ATS 5 of 1930." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
15. ^ "Agreement for an Exchange of Postal Parcels between the Commonwealth of Australia and Germany. ATS 1 of 1932." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
16. ^ "Convention between the United Kingdom and Germany regarding Legal Proceedings in Civil and Commercial Matters. ATS 4 of 1933." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
17. ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the German Reich regarding the Limitation of Naval Armaments. ATS 7 of 1935." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
18. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for Assisted Migration. ATS 12 of 1952." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
19. ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany regarding Visas and Visa Fees. ATS 1 of 1953." Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017
20. ^ "Exchanges of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Netherlands concerning the Settlement of Intercustodial Conflicts relating to German Enemy Assets ATS 16 of 1958 " Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
21. ^ "Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany relating to Air Transport, and Exchanges of Notes. ATS 2 of 1959". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
22. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for Assisted Migration. ATS 3 of 1959" Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
23. ^ "Trade Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Two Exchanges of Notes. ATS 19 of 1959)". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
24. ^ "(First) Protocol to the Trade Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany of 14 October 1959 ATS 22 of 1961 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
25. ^ "Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Exchange of Postal Parcels ATS 29 of 1963 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
26. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Assisted Migration. ATS 9 of 1965" Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
27. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the Exchange of Money Orders ATS 12 of 1965 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
28. ^ "Treaty between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the Division between Australia and Germany of Compensation Paid by the Government of the State of Israel for German Secular Property in Israel (Templar Agreement), and Three Exchanges of Notes. ATS 3 of 1966" Archived 2020-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
29. ^ "Trade Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the German Democratic Republic, and Agreed Minute. ATS 7 of 1974". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
30. ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany amending the Agreement relating to Air Transport of 22 May 1957 ATS 18 of 1974 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
31. ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Launching of a Skylark Vehicle and Payload at Woomera for Scientific Purposes. ATS 6 of 1975" Archived 2017-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
32. ^ "Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to certain other Taxes, and Protocol. ATS 8 of 1975" Archived 2015-05-07 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
33. ^ "Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Scientific and Technological Cooperation ATS 28 of 1976 " Archived 2017-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
34. ^ "Protocol to the Trade Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the German Democratic Republic of 28 February 1974. ATS 9 of 1977". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
35. ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Launching of Two Scientific Payloads from Woomera for Scientific Purposes. ATS 3 of 1979" Archived 2017-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
36. ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Reciprocal Safeguarding of Classified Material ATS 20 of 1979 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
37. ^ "Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environment. ATS 6 of 1981" Archived 2018-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
38. ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Launching of Sounding Rockets ATS 12 of 1987" Archived 2017-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
39. ^ "Treaty between Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning Extradition ATS 21 of 1990 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
40. ^ "Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Landing and Recovery of a Space Capsule in Australia (EXPRESS Agreement), and Exchange of Notes ATS 10 of 1995" Archived 2017-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
41. ^ "Exchanges of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to further amend the Route Schedule to the Agreement relating to Air Transport, and Exchange of Notes, of 22 May 1957. ATS 23 of 1996". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
42. ^ "Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cultural Cooperation (Dresden, 7 November 1997) ATS 22 of 2000" Archived 16 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
43. ^ "Films Co-production Agreement Between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (Canberra, 17 January 2001) ATS 12 of 2001". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 18 April 2017.
44. ^ "Agreement on Social Security Between Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany (Canberra, 13 December 2000) ATS 7 of 2003". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 18 April 2017.
45. ^ "Agreement between Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany on Social Security to Govern Persons Temporarily Employed in the Territory of the Other State ("Supplementary Agreement") (Berlin, 9 February 2007) - ATS 13 of 2008". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 18 April 2017.
46. ^ "Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (Vienna, 8 July 2005) - ATS 22 of 2016". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 20 January 2024.
47. ^ "AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND ON CAPITAL AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION AND AVOIDANCE (BERLIN, 12 NOVEMBER 2015) -. ATS 22 of 2016."[permanent dead link] Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaty Series. Retrieved on 15 April 2017