Treaty being considered

The following treaty action was tabled on 8 February 2022:
  • Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Adelaide, 17 December 2021 and London, 16 December 2021).

Coversheet - (PDF 155 KB)
NIA and Attachment I - Consultation (PDF 264 KB)
NIA Attachment II - Regulation Impact Statement (PDF 1434 KB)
NIA Attachment III - Key Outcomes (PDF 1495 KB)

 

Text of Chapters and Annexes

  • Title Page [PDF 27KB]
  • Table of Contents [PDF 36KB]
  • Preamble [PDF 98KB]
  • Chapter 1 Initial Provisions and General Definitions [PDF 170KB]
  • Chapter 2 Trade in Goods [PDF 123KB]
    • Annex 2A (Tariff Commitments)
      • Section 2A (Tariff Schedule of Australia)
        • Part 2A-1 Notes for Schedule of Australia [PDF 86KB]
        • Part 2A-2 Schedule of Tariff Commitments of Australia [PDF 5.4 MB]
      • Section 2B (Tariff Schedule of the United Kingdom)
        • Part 2B-1 - 3 Notes for Schedule of the United Kingdom [PDF 205 KB]
        • Part 2B-4 Schedule of Tariff Commitments of the United Kingdom [PDF 5.9 MB]
  • Chapter 3 Trade Remedies | [PDF 128 KB]
  • Chapter 4 Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures | [PDF  262 KB]
  • Chapter 5 Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation | [PDF 194 KB]
  • Chapter 6 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | [PDF 131 KB]
  • Chapter 7 Technical Barriers to Trade | [PDF 114 KB]
  • Chapter 8 Cross Border Trade in Services | [PDF 172 KB]
    • Annex 8A (Express Delivery Services) | [PDF 67 KB]
    • Annex 8B (International Maritime Transport Services) | [PDF 95 KB]
  • Chapter 9 Financial Services | [PDF 248 KB]
    • Annex 9A (Cross-Border Trade in Financial Services) | [PDF 111 KB]
    • Annex 9B (Authorities Responsible for Financial Services) | [PDF 71 KB]
    • Annex 9C (Financial Services Regulatory Cooperation) | [PDF 117 KB]
  • Chapter 10 Professional Services and the Recognition of Professional Qualifications | [PDF 117 KB]
  • Chapter 11 Temporary Entry for Business Persons | [PDF 104 KB]
  • Chapter 12 Telecommunications | [PDF 161 KB]
  • Chapter 13 Investment | [PDF 185 KB]
  • Chapter 14 Digital Trade | [PDF 166 KB]
  • Chapter 15 Intellectual Property | [PDF 413 KB]
  • Chapter 16 Government Procurement | [PDF 230 KB]
  • Chapter 17 Competition Policy and Consumer Protection | [PDF 107 KB]
  • Chapter 18 State-Owned Enterprises and Designated Monopolies | [PDF 219 KB]
  • Chapter 19 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises | [PDF 82 KB]
  • Chapter 20 Innovation | [PDF 101 KB]
  • Chapter 21 Labour | [PDF 137 KB]
  • Chapter 22 Environment | [PDF 196 KB]
  • Chapter 23 Development | [PDF 31 KB]
  • Chapter 24 Trade and Gender Equality | [PDF 124 KB]
  • Chapter 25 Animal Welfare and Antimicrobial Resistance | [PDF 97 KB]
  • Chapter 26 Good Regulatory Practice | [PDF 118 KB]
  • Chapter 27 Cooperation | [PDF 93 KB]
  • Chapter 28 Transparency and Anti-Corruption | [PDF 142 KB]
  • Chapter 29 Administrative and Institutional Provisions | [PDF 92 KB]
  • Chapter 30 Dispute Settlement | [PDF 165 KB]
  • Chapter 31 General Provisions and Exceptions | [PDF 169 KB]
  • Chapter 32 Final Provisions | [PDF 47 KB]

Annex I Schedules of Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment

Annex II Schedules of Non-Conforming Measures for Services and Investment

Annex III Schedules of Non-Conforming Measures for Financial Services

Annex IV Schedules of Specific Commitments on Temporary Entry for Business Persons

Side Letters

  • Geographical Indications - Australia to United Kingdom [PDF 1.6 MB]
  • Geographical Indications - United Kingdom to Australia [PDF 367 KB]
  • Local Government Procurement- Australia to United Kingdom [PDF 146 KB]
  • Local Government Procurement - United Kingdom to Australia [PDF 120 KB]
  • Mutual Understandings on Mobility - Australia to United Kingdom [PDF 404 KB]
  • Mutual Understandings on Mobility - United Kingdom to Australia [PDF 284 KB]
  • Public Health Cooperation - United Kingdom to Australia [PDF 212 KB]
  • Public Health Cooperation - Australia to United Kingdom [PDF 936 KB]
  • Data Sharing - United Kingdom to Australia [PDF 80 KB]
  • Data Sharing - Australia to United Kingdom [PDF 397 KB]
  • Medicines and Medical Devices - United Kingdom to Australia [PDF 127 KB]
  • Medicines and Medical Devices - Australia to United Kingdom [PDF 518 KB]
  • Gibraltar - United Kingdom to Australia [PDF 88 KB]
  • Gibraltar - Australia to United Kingdom [PDF 455 KB]
  • Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey and Isle of Man - United Kingdom to Australia [PDF 93 KB]
  • Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey and Isle of Man - Australia to United Kingdom [PDF 475 KB]
  • Declaration on Agriculture and Agribusiness Workers [PDF 139 KB]

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Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
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Parliament House
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Phone: +61 2 6277 4002
jsct@aph.gov.au

Past Public Hearings

26 Sep 2022: Canberra
20 Sep 2022: Canberra

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Inquiry Status

Completed

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