Niue Treaty
# Niue Treaty

The Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region or Niue Treaty is a multilateral treaty of members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency to enhance their ability to enforce effectively their fisheries laws, and deter breaches.

Under Article XIII a State which is not a Party to the Forum Fisheries Agency Convention may also accede to the Treaty, if all Parties agree.

## Niue Treaty Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement

Bilateral Subsidiary Agreements have been made in the past between individual Niue Treaty signatories in order to give effect to certain Treaty provisions. However, a comprehensive Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement (NTMSA) for strengthening implementation of the Niue Treaty was agreed and finalised for signature in Honiara on 2 November 2012.

The first country to sign the NTMSA was the Republic of Palau on 9 November 2012. The Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement needs 4 instruments of ratifications, acceptance or approval to come into force.

## Ratifications

The treaty was signed by (or on behalf of) 17 states/territories; as of 2013, 14 had ratified the treaty:

| Country/Territory | Treaty Signature | Treaty Ratification | Subsidiary Agreement Signature | Comment |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 9 July 1992 | 3 March 1993 | | |
| Cook Islands | 9 July 1992 | 3 March 1993 | (Signed) | New Zealand |
| Fiji | 11 August 1992 | 5 March 1996 | | |
| Kiribati | 11 May 1992 | 13 October 1994 | | |
| Marshall Islands | 9 July 1992 | 10 January 1995 | (Signed) | |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 9 July 1992 | 3 December 1993 | (Signed) | |
| Nauru | 9 July 1992 | 30 September 1993 | (Signed) | |
| New Zealand | 9 July 1992 | | | |
| Niue | 9 July 1992 | 9 March 1993 | | New Zealand |
| Palau | 9 July 1992 | 3 March 1999 | 9 November 2012 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 May 1993 | 12 November 1994 | (Signed) | |
| Samoa | 9 July 1992 | 14 May 1994 | (Signed) | |
| Solomon Islands | 9 July 1992 | 27 May 1994 | | |
| Tokelau | 11 May 1993 | | | New Zealand |
| Tonga | 9 July 1992 | 20 May 1993 | (Signed) | |
| Tuvalu | 9 July 1992 | | (Signed) | |
| Vanuatu | 9 July 1992 | 10 November 1993 | (Signed) | |
