List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

7.16

The Committee supports the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Indonesia and recommends that binding treaty action be taken as soon as possible.

Recommendation 2

7.19

The Committee supports the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Hong Kong, China and recommends that binding treaty action be taken as soon as possible.

Recommendation 3

7.21

The Committee supports the Investment Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and recommends that binding treaty action be taken as soon as possible.

Recommendation 4

7.22

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government pursue the termination of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the Promotion and Protection of Investments, and seeks to terminate the ‘survival clause’ in this agreement.

Recommendation 5

7.23

The Committee recommends the Australian Government gives due consideration to implementing a process through which independent modelling and analysis of a proposed trade agreement is undertaken in the future by the Productivity Commission, or equivalent organisation, and provided to the Committee alongside the National Interest Analysis (NIA) to improve assessment of the agreement.

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