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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About this inquiry

This inquiry lapsed when the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties ceased to exist at the dissolution of the House of Representatives on 11 April 2022.



Inquiry Status

Inquiry lapsed

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