Inquiry into Australia’s Trade and Investment Relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America

Inquiry into Australia’s Trade and Investment Relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America

August 2011

© Commonwealth of Australia 2011

ISBN 978-0-642-79229-7 (Printed version)
ISBN 978-0-642-79230-3 (HTML version)

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Preliminary pages (PDF 135KB)
 
Chapter 1 Improving Australia’s Trade and Investment Relations with the Countries of Asia, the Americas and the Pacific. (PDF 30KB)
 
Chapter 2 APEC (PDF 253KB)

Open Regionalism
Trade Facilitation
Future Development of APEC
Dangers of Protectionism
Membership of APEC

 
Chapter 3 Trade Facilitation - Export Market Development Grants (PDF 480KB)

APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plans
APEC Business Advisory Council
Further Support for ABAC’s Views
Improving the Logistics Chain
Wider Recognition of the Importance of Trade Facilitation

 
Chapter 4 Latin America (PDF 427KB)

Introduction
Argentina
Trade and Investment
Brazil
Trade and Investment
Chile
Trade and Investment
Colombia
Trade and Investment
Mexico
Trade and Investment
Tourism and Airline Services
Phytosanitary Issues
Paraguay
Peru
Trade and Investment
Uruguay
Trade and Investment

 
Chapter 5 The Pacific (PDF 167KB)

CER
Trans-Pacific Partnership
PACER Plus
Capacity Building
Rules of Origin
Labour Mobility
Submission on Women’s Issues

 
Chapter 6 Other Free Trade Agreements (PDF 165KB)

ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Other FTAs Under Negotiation
Republic of Korea
Japan
Malaysia
Under Consideration
Indonesia

 
Chapter 7 Pakistan and the Philippines (PDF 162KB)

Pakistan
Trade and Investment
The Philippines
Trade and Investment

 
Chapter 8 Trade in Services (PDF 216KB)

Legal Services
Education Services

 
Chapter 9 Government Trade Policy Statement (PDF 350KB)

Trade Liberalisation
The Patchwork Economy
Five Principles to Guide Trade Policy
Non-discrimination
Separation
Transparency
Indivisibility of Trade Policy and Economic Reform
Disciplines in Australia’s Trade Policy
The Government Trade Negotiation Agenda
Current Negotiations
APEC
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Australia-Korea Free Trade Agreement
Japan-Australia Free Trade Agreement
China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement
Applying Non-Discrimination Principles
Domestic Reform not Dependent on Others
Non-Trade Objectives
Investor-State Dispute Resolution
Trade and Investment Promotion

 
Appendix A – List of Submissions (PDF 75KB)
 
Appendix B – List of Exhibits (PDF 48KB)
 
Appendix C – Witnesses appearing at public hearings (PDF 150KB)
 
Appendix D – Port of Melbourne Supply Chain Information Map – February 2006 (PDF 41KB)