Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 15 September 2016, p. 227.

Chapter 2 - Background

[1]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), 'Background Document: Implementation Timeline – Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement', 9 February 2016, p. 1, available at: http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/ (accessed 16 January 2017). 

[2]        'Minister's statement' available at http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/outcomes-documents/Pages/ministers-statement.aspx (accessed 16 January 2017).

[3]        Submission 83, 'National Interest Analysis' (NIA), pp 14-15.

[4]        JSCOT, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Report 165, November 2016, p. 101.

[5]        JSCOT, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Report 165, November 2016, p. 139.

[6]        Donald Trump, 'Donald J Trump Contract with the American voter', available at https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/CONTRACT_FOR_THE_VOTER.pdf (accessed 12 January 2017).

[7]        Conor Duffy, 'Donald Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from Trans-Pacific Partnership', ABC News, 24 January 2017.

[8]        The Hon Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Transcript, 22 November 2016.

[9]        'Malcolm Turnbull, Shinzo Abe agree to push for TPP despite Trump scepticism' ABC News,

[10]      The Hon Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 'Trans-Pacific Partnership', Media Release, 22 January 2017.

[11]      AAP, 'Turnbull remains committed to TPP', Sky News, 27 January 2017 available at http://www.skynews.com.au/news/politics/federal/2017/01/27/turnbull-remains-committed-to-ttp.html (accessed 27 January 2017).

Chapter 3 - Key issues

[1]        NIA, p. 4.

[2]        For example, Grain Growers, Submission 45, p. 2, Australian Sugar Industry Alliance, Submission 13, p. 1-2; Meat and Livestock Australia, Submission 30, p. 2; Minerals Council, Submission 35, p. 2.

[3]        Submission 1, p. 2.

[4]        Submission 18, p. 4.

[5]        Submission 49, p. 2.

[6]        NIA, p. 9.

[7]        Submission 9, p. 2.

[8]        NIA, p. 16.

[9]        NIA, p. 10.

[10]      Submission 9, p. 4.

[11]      Submission 86, p. 2.

[12]      Submission 16, p. 25.

[13]      Submission 16, p. 5.

[14]      Submission 7, p. 1.

[15]      Submission 33, p. 1.

[16]      Submission 81, p. 1.

[17]      NIA, p. 4.

[18]      Submission 21, p. 2.

[19]      Submission 39, p. 26.

[20]      Submission 55, p. 2.

[21]      Submission 39, p. 26.

[22]      NIA, p. 18.

[23]      NIA, p. 11.

[24]      Submission 39, p. 7.

[25]      Submission 55, p. 4.

[26]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, 'What is labour market testing', available at http://www.border.gov.au/Lega/Lega/Form/Immi-FAQs/what-is-labour-market-testing-for-subclass-457 (accessed 16 January 2017).

[27]      NIA, p. 18.

[28]      Submission 38, pp 13, 15.

[29]      Submission 38, pp 10-11.

[30]      Submission 55, p. 3.

[31]      Submission 5, p. 4.

[32]      Submission 39, p. 22.

[33]      Submission 39, p. 21.

[34]      Jeronim Capaldo and Alex Izurieta, 'Trading Down: Unemployment, Inequality and Other Risks of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement', Global Development And Environment Institute Working Paper No. 16-01, January 2016.

[35]      Submission 21, pp 2-3.

[36]      NIA, p. 9.

[37]      Submission 7, p. 3.

[38]      Submission 33, p. 2.

[39]      DFAT, 'Outcomes: Environment Chapter – Trans-Pacific Partnership', 18 December 2015, p. 1.

[40]      Submission 48, p. 2.

[41]      Submission 47, p. 5.

[42]      Submission 5, p. 5.

[43]      Submission 42, p. 4.

[44]      Submission 42, p. 13.

[45]      DFAT, 'Outcomes: Biologics', 7 July 2016, p. 2.

[46]      Submission 42, p. 8.

[47]      Submission 51, p. 2.

[48]      Submission 8, p. 1.

[49]      Chief Justice Robert French AC, 'Investor-State Dispute Settlement – a cut above the courts?', Supreme and Federal Courts Judges' Conference, 9 July 2014, Darwin, available at: http://www.hcourt.gov.au/assets/publications/speeches/current-justices/frenchcj/frenchcj09jul14.pdf (accessed 16 January 2017).

[50]      Correspondence received 28 October 2016.

[51]      Submission 63, p. 1.

[52]      Submission 20, p. 3.

[53]      Submission 23, p. 4.

[54]      Submission 6, p. 4.

[55]      NIA, p. 9.

[56]      Submission 9, pp 4-5.

[57]      Submission 39, p. 15.

[58]      DFAT, 'Summary of the TPP Agreement', p. 9.

[59]      NIA, p. 18.

[60]      Submission 26, pp 1-2.

[61]      Submission 26, p. 3.

[62]      Submission 82, p. 3.

[63]      Submission 82, p. 1.

[64]      Submission 84, p. 3.

[65]      Submission 79, p. 3.

[66]      Submission 22, p. 2.

[67]      NIA, p. 11.

[68]      NIA, p. 13.

[69]      Submission 9, p. 3.

[70]      Submission 9, p. 4.

[71]      Submission 41, p. 2.

[72]      Submission 43, p. 2.

Chapter 4 - Australia's trade agreements and the treaty-making process

[1]        NIA, p. 3.

[2]        RIA, p. 7.

[3]        Submission 17, pp 2- 3.

[4]        Submission 35, p. 3.

[5]        Submission 6, pp 1-3.

[6]        Submission 22, p. 2.

[7]        Submission 16, p. 32.

[8]        Submission 84, Supplementary submission 4, p. 68.

[9]        NIA, p. 33.

[10]      Submission 79, p. 2.

[11]      Submission 47, p. 1.

[12]      Submission 25, p. 4.

[13]      Submission 16, p. 3.

[14]      Submission 16, pp 4-5.

[15]      Submission 53, p. 2.

[16]      Submission 47, p. 7.

[17]      Submission 5, p. 4.

[18]      Submission 39, p. 9.

[19]      Submission 25, p. 4.

[20]      Submission 82, p. 1.

[21]      Submission 40, pp 3, 8.

[22]      Submission 57, p. 2.

[23]      Submission 83, 'TPP – Analysis of Regulatory Impact of Australia', 27 November 2015, pp 35-36.

[24]      Submission 80, pp 1-2.

Chapter 5 - Committee view and recommendations

[1]        Antonio De la Jara, 'Chile's foreign minister: TPP not dead, despite Trump comments', Reuters, 22 November 2016, available at http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-china-trade-idUSKBN13H23B (accessed 16 January 2017).

[2]        Kiyoshi Takenaka, 'Japan PM says TPP trade pact meaningless without U.S.', Reuters, 21 November 2016.

[3]        Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP, 'Trans-Pacific Partnership', Media release, 22 January 2017.

Coalition senators' additional comments

[1]        The Hon Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 'Record trade results for Australia', Media release, 2 February 2017.

[2]        The Hon Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 'Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement', Media release, 13 October 2016.

[3]        The Hon Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, 'Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement', Media release, 22 January 2017.

[4]        National Farmers' Federation, 'No white flag on TPP as Trump prepares to assume White House', Media release, 20 January 2017.

[5]        Winemakers' Federation of Australia, 'Wine Sector gets behind TPP Agreement', Media release, 23 January 2017.

[6]        Ms Lisa McAuley, Export Council of Australia, ' International trade makes the world go round-Australia cannot afford to go backwards', Dynamic Export, 25 January 2017, available at: http://www.dynamicexport.com.au/export-market/articles-export-markets/International-trade-makes-the-world-go-round-Australia-cannot-afford-to-go-backwards/ (accessed 1 February 2017).

[7]        Ms Lisa McAuley, Export Council of Australia, ' International trade makes the world go round-Australia cannot afford to go backwards', Dynamic Export, 25 January 2017, available at: http://www.dynamicexport.com.au/export-market/articles-export-markets/International-trade-makes-the-world-go-round-Australia-cannot-afford-to-go-backwards/ (accessed 1 February 2017).

[8]        Canegrowers, 'Trade push continues despite USA TPP setback', Media release, 24 January 2017.