22 June 2011
© Commonwealth of Australia 2011 ISBN 978-1-74229-424-7
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The bill Conduct of the inquiry Context of the inquiry Outline of report
Dumping and subsidisation The Australian anti-dumping and countervailing experience in an international context International Rules—the role of the WTO The WTO agreements: mere guidelines or legally binding agreements?
Australian anti-dumping and countervailing law Reviews and reforms of the Australian system The investigative process Review of anti-dumping and countervailing measures Continuation review International comparisons
Competing interests The Kimberly-Clark decision and the determination of material injury Regulatory burden of substantiating claims and counterclaims of dumping and subsidisation The 155 day statutory time-period for investigations Insufficient Customs expertise and resourcing Compliance with Australia's international obligations
Rebuttable presumption of dumping
Restricting supporting data to no more than the 90 day period prior to the application Allowing applications from small manufacturers who account for less than 25 per cent of production to be considered Including trade union organisations in the definitions of interested and affected parties Allowing earlier implementation of provisional anti-dumping measures
Allowing new or updated information to be considered during the investigative & review stages Consulting industry experts during investigative and review stages Forecasting, potential impacts and economic factors that may be considered Amendments to treatment of confidential information by the CEO and the Minister
Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Review of amendments
Overall view Key findings and recommendations
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