Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australia's trade with Mexico and the Region, 2007, pp xiv–xv.

[2]        Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australia's trade with Mexico and the Region, 2007, p. xi.

[3]        Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's Trade with Mexico and the Region, September 2007, p. 2.

[4]        Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's Trade with Mexico and the Region, September 2007, p. 3.

[5]        Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's Trade with Mexico and the Region, September 2007, p. 4.

[6]        Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's Trade with Mexico and the Region, September 2007, pp 4–5.

[7]        Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's Trade with Mexico and the Region, September 2007, pp 5–6.

[8]        Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Inquiry into Australia's Trade and Investment Relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, July 2011,
pp xx–xxi.

[9]        Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, December 2012, p. 7.

[10]      Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, December 2012, p. 8.

[11]      Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, December 2012, p. 10.

[12]      Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, December 2012, p. 8.

[13]      Australian Government, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, December 2012, pp 10–12.

Chapter 2 - Mexico's elevation in the global geo-political and economic order

[1]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mexico country brief, http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mexico/pages/mexico-country-brief.aspx, (accessed 19 October 2015).

[2]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 3.

[3]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mexico country brief, http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mexico/pages/mexico-country-brief.aspx, (accessed 4 November 2015).

[4]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mexico country brief, http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mexico/pages/mexico-country-brief.aspx, (accessed 19 October 2015).

[5]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 3.

[6]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 1.

[7]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, pp 1–3.

[8]        Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 3.

[9]        Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 3.

[10]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 1.

[11]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 17.

[12]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 3.

[13]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 3.

[14]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 4.

[15]      His Excellency Armando G. Álvarez Reina, Ambassador, United Mexican States, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, pp 44–45.

[16]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 4.

[17]      His Excellency Armando G. Álvarez Reina, Ambassador, United Mexican States, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 44.

[18]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 4.

[19]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mexico country brief, http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mexico/pages/mexico-country-brief.aspx, (accessed 19 October 2015).

[20]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mexico country brief, http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mexico/pages/mexico-country-brief.aspx, (accessed 19 October 2015).

[21]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 1.

[22]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mexico country brief, http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mexico/pages/mexico-country-brief.aspx, (accessed 19 October 2015).

[23]      World Bank, Mexico data, http://data.worldbank.org/country/mexico#cp_wdi, (accessed
11 November 2015).

[24]      Australia-Latin American Business Council, Submission 17, p. 2.

[25]      United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Investment Repot 2014: Investing in the SDGs: An Action Plan, p. xx.

[26]      Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 5.

[27]      Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 5.

[28]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mexico country brief, http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mexico/pages/mexico-country-brief.aspx, (accessed 19 October 2015).

[29]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 13.

[30]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 6.

[31]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 7.

[32]      Counsellor Esaú Gaza de Vaga, Trade Commissioner, ProMéxico, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 46.

[33]      Mr Andrew Hudson, Director, Export Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 27.

[34]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 5.

[35]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 1.

[36]      Dr Brendon Hammer, First Assistant Secretary, Americas' Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 56.

[37]      Australia-Latin American Business Council, Submission 17, p. 8.

[38]      Australia-Latin American Business Council, Submission 17, p. 8.

Chapter 3 - Opportunities to enhance Australia-Mexico relations

[1]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 6.

[2]        His Excellency Armando G. Álvarez Reina, Ambassador, United Mexican States, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 45.

[3]        His Excellency Armando G. Álvarez Reina, Ambassador, United Mexican States, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, pp 47–48.

[4]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 1.

[5]        Dr Brendon Hammer, First Assistant Secretary Canada and Latin America Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015 p. 59.

[6]        For example: Professor Cesar Ortega-Sanchez, Submission 2, p. 1; Intermodal Solutions Group Pit to Ship Solutions, Submission 7, pp 1–2; Mexican Institute of Infrastructure Development, Submission 11, pp1–2; Australia-Latin America Business Council, Submission 17, p. 1; University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 3; Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 6; Mr Victor Perton, Submission 25, pp 1–4; and Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, pp 3–4.

[7]        ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 16.

[8]        Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 6.

[9]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment A.

[10]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 1.

[11]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, MIKTA – Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia, http://dfat.gov.au/international-relations/international-organisations/mikta/Pages/mikta.aspx, (accessed 19 November 2015).

[12]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, MIKTA – Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia, http://dfat.gov.au/international-relations/international-organisations/mikta/Pages/mikta.aspx, (accessed 19 November 2015).

[13]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 6.

[14]      Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 5.

[15]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 8; Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 7.

[16]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 8.

[17]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment D.

[18]      Winemakers Federation of Australia, Submission 1, pp 1–2; Australian Grape and Wine Authority, Submission 12, p. 5; Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 9; Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 9;

[19]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 9.

[20]      Winemakers Federation of Australia, Submission 1, pp 1–2.

[21]      Australian Grape and Wine Authority, Submission 12, p. 5.

[22]      Mr Andrew Hudson, Director, Export Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 29.

[23]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/pages/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-tpp.aspx, (accessed 19 November 2015).

[24]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 7.

[25]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 8.

[26]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 8.

[27]      For example: Winemakers Federation of Australia, Submission 1, p. 4; ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 19; Intermodal Solutions Group Pit to Ship Solutions, Submission 7, pp 1-2; ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.2, pp 1–3; Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 8; Ascenda Corporation, Submission 10, p. 13; Australian Grape and Wine Authority, Submission 12, p. 5; Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 6; Woodside Energy, Submission 26, p. 1; Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 3; Australian Industry Group, Submission 29, p. 4; WorleyParsons, Submission 40, pp 1–2.

[28]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 6.

[29]      Mr Victor Perton, Board Member, Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 4.

[30]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 9.

[31]      WorleyParsons, Submission 40, p. 2.

[32]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 13.

[33]      Meat & Livestock Australia, Submission 41, p. 3.

[34]      Winemakers Federation of Australia, Submission 1, p. 3.

[35]      Meat & Livestock Australia, Submission 41, p. 3.

[36]      Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 9.

[37]      Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 9.

[38]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 9.

[39]      Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Inquiry into Australia's Trade and Investment Relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, 2011, p. 74.

[40]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 9.

[41]      Now the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

[42]      Australian Council of Wool Exporters and Processors, Submission 34, p. 1.

[43]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 10.

[44]      For example: EXATEC, Submission 4, p. 1; ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 31; ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.1; Mrs Cynthia Gavito Paredes, Submission 13, p. 1; Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24,
p. 8; Mr Victor Perton, Submission 25, p. 3; Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 17; and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 10.

[45]      EXATEC, Submission 4, p. 1.

[46]      Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australia and Latin America, June 1992, pp 14–15.

[47]      Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australia's trade with Mexico and the Region, August 2007, p. 42.

[48]      Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, July 2011, pp 73–74.

[49]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.1, p. 7.

[50]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.1, p. 4.

[51]      Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 8.

[52]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 17.

[53]      Mr Andrew Hudson, Director, Export Council of Australia, Committee Hansard,
29 October 2015, p. 31.

[54]      Dr Victor Del Rio, President, ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Committee Hansard,
29 October 2015, p. 9.

[55]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 10.

[56]      EXATEC, Submission 4, p. 1.

[57]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.1, p. 11.

[58]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.1, pp 14–17.

[59]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.1, p. 17.

[60]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.1, p. 21.

[61]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 2.

[62]      Mr Andrew Hudson, Director, Export Council of Australia, Committee Hansard,
29 October 2015, p. 29.

[63]      His Excellency Armando G. Álvarez Reina, Ambassador, United Mexican States, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 44.

[64]      His Excellency Armando G. Álvarez Reina, Ambassador, United Mexican States, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 44.

[65]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment C.

[66]      Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong (SAR of China), Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, Republic of San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, The Netherlands, United Kingdom (British Citizen), United Kingdom (British National Overseas), United States of America, and Vatican City.

[67]      Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Republic of San Marino, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (British Citizen), and Vatican City.

[68]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Visitor visa options, http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visi/Visi, (accessed 19 November 2015).

[69]      Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

[70]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Biometrics collection, http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Biom, (accessed 19 November 2015).

[71]      Mexican Secretariat of the Interior, Countries and regions that do not require a visa to travel to Mexico,  http://www.inm.gob.mx/index.php/page/Paises_No_Visa/en.html, (accessed
19 November 2015).

[72]      For example: Ms Erika Deery, Submission 3, p. 1; ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, pp 23-24; ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Submission 8.3; p. 13; Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 8; and Mr Victor Perton, Submission 25, p. 3.

[73]      Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 8.

[74]      Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 8.

[75]      Mr Victor Perton, Submission 25, p. 3.

[76]      Dr Del Rio, President, ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Committee Hansard,
29 October 2015, p. 9.

[77]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 10.

[78]      Mr Brett Hackett, Assistant Secretary, Canada, Latin America Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015,  p. 61.

[79]      For example: Ms Erika Deery, Submission 3, p. 1; Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 8.

[80]      Ms Erika Deery, Submission 3, p. 1.

[81]      Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 8.

[82]      For example:  ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 15; ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.3, p. 6; Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 9; Mr Luis Ferra, Submission 20, pp 2–3; and Ms Monique de Groot, Submission 22, p. 3.

[83]      Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 9.

[84]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Supplementary Submission 8.3, p. 2.

[85]      Mr Victor Perton, Submission 25, pp 2–3.

[86]      Mr Luis Ferra, Submission 20, pp 2–6.

[87]      Ms Monique de Groot, Submission 22, p. 3.

[88]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, pp 16–18.

[89]      His Excellency Armando G. Álvarez Reina, Ambassador, United Mexican States, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 45.

[90]      Mr Victor Perton, Board Member, Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 2.

[91]      University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 1.

[92]      Ms Sandra Meiras, Board Director, Australia-Latin America Business Council, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 25.

[93]      Mexican Institute of Infrastructure and Development (IMEXDI), Submission 11, pp 1–4.

[94]      Intermodal Solutions Group—Pit-to-Ship Solutions, Submission 7, p. 1.

[95]      For example: Australia-Latin America Business Council, Submission 17, pp 4-5; Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 16; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 11.

[96]      Australia-Latin America Business Council, Submission 17, pp 4-5.

[97]      Ms Louise McGrath, National Manager, Business and International Advisory Services, Australian Industry Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 51.

[98]      Mr Victor Perton, Board Member, Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 2.

[99]      His Excellency Armando G. Álvarez Reina, Ambassador, United Mexican States, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 47.

[100]    Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 16.

[101]    NOJA Power, Submission 14, p. 1.

[102]    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 11.

Chapter 4 - Education and Research

[1]        Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 2.

[2]        Secretariat for Public Education, Submission 5, p. 1.

[3]        Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 2.

[4]        Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 5.

[5]        Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 2.

[6]        Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 2.

[7]        Universities Australia, Submission 33, p. 2.

[8]        Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 3.

[9]        Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 3.

[10]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 3.

[11]      Education Intelligence is the British Council's global research team specialising in higher education.

[12]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 15.

[13]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 1.

[14]      Australia-Latin America Business Council, Submission 17, p. 6.

[15]      Australia-Latin America Business Council, Submission 17, p. 6.

[16]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 4.

[17]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 15.

[18]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 3.

[19]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 14.

[20]      Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey, Mexico.

[21]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 22.

[22]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 4.

[23]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, pp 9–10.

[24]      Associate Professor Cesar Ortega-Sanchez, Submission 2, p. 1; Mrs Cynthia Gavito Paredes and Raymundo Granados Salgado, Submission 13, p. 1 and ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 26.

[25]      Associate Professor Cesar Ortega-Sanchez, Submission 2, p. 1

[26]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, pp 14–15.

[27]      Education First, Executive Summary, http://www.ef-australia.com.au/epi/about-epi/executive-summary/, (accessed 13 November 2015).

[28]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, pp 14–15.

[29]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 3.

[30]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Submission 8, p. 7.

[31]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 5.

[32]      Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 6.

[33]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 3.

[34]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, p. 3.

[35]      University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 4.

[36]      Secretariat for Public Education, Submission 5, p. 1.

[37]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 22.

[38]      University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 4.

[39]      Mr Keri Ramirez, Board Member, ANZMEX Business Council, Committee Hansard,
 29 October 2015, p. 22.

[40]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 23.

[41]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 9.

[42]      Council on Australia Latin America Relations, Submission 24, p. 6.

[43]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 27.

[44]      University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 4.

[45]      Professor Tyrone Carlin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 33.

[46]      Professor Tyrone Carlin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 33.

[47]      University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 4.

[48]      Universities Australia, Submission 33, p. 4.

[49]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Colombo Plan, http://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/pages/new-colombo-plan.aspx, (accessed 10 November 2015). 

[50]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Colombo Plan, http://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/mobility-program/Pages/mobility-program.aspx, (accessed 10 November 2015).

[51]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 26; University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 4; Mr Victor Perton, Submission 25, p. 4.

[52]      Professor Tyrone Carlin, University of Sydney, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 33.

[53]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Panel Physicians, https://www.border.gov.au/Busi/Pane/Pane, (accessed 10 November 2015). 

[54]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Panel Physicians by Country, https://www.border.gov.au/Lega/Lega/Help/Location/mexico, (accessed 25 November 2015).

[55]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 23.

[56]      Study in Australia, Visa Information, http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/global/apply-to-study/visas, (accessed 11 November 2015).

[57]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Student Visa Assessment Levels, http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/Stud, (accessed 11 November 2015). 

[58]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Student Visa Assessment Levels, http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/Stud, (accessed 11 November 2015). 

[59]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Student Visa Assessment Levels, http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/Stud, (accessed 11 November 2015). 

[60]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Student Visa Assessment Levels, http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/Stre, (accessed 11 November 2015). 

[61]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 24.

[62]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 26.

[63]      Foundation Studies, Foundation Studies Australia, http://www.foundationstudies.com.au/, (accessed 11 November 2015).

[64]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 24.

[65]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 24.

[66]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 24.

[67]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, pp 24–25.

[68]      Australian Academy of Science, Submission 15, p. 2.

[69]      Associate Professor Cesar Ortega-Sanchez, Submission 2, p. 1; Mrs Cynthia Gavito Paredes and Raymundo Granados Salgado, Submission 13, p. 1.

[70]      University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 4.

[71]      Australian Academy of Science, Submission 15, p. 2.

[72]      University of Sydney, Submission 23, p. 4.

[73]      Australian Academy of Science, Submission 15, p. 2.

[74]      Department of Education and Training, Submission 21, pp 3–4.

[75]      ANZMEX Chamber of Commerce, Submission 8, p. 8.

Chapter 5 - Opportunities for trade and investment

[1]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 6.

[2]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, p. 7.

[3]        Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 5.

[4]        U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics: Total Petroleum and Other Liquids production, 2014, http://www.eia.gov/beta/international/rankings/#?prodact=53-1&cy=2014&tl_type=a, (accessed 24 November 2015).

[5]        Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 8.

[6]        WorleyParsons, Submission 40, p. 2.

[7]        Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 13.

[8]        Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment D.

[9]        Australia-Latin America Business Council, Submission 17, p. 6.

[10]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 14.

[11]      BHP Billiton, Submission 38, p. 2.

[12]      Woodside Energy, Submission 26, p. 1.

[13]      WorleyParsons, Submission 40, p. 2.

[14]      BHP Billiton, Submission 38, p. 3.

[15]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 12.

[16]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, pp 7–8.

[17]      Australia-Latin America Business Council, Submission 17, pp 5–6.

[18]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment D.

[19]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, pp 15–16.

[20]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 16.

[21]      Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Submission 36, p. 4.

[22]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, pp 12–13.

[23]      Intermodal Solutions Group—Pit-to-Ship Solutions, Submission 7, p. 1.

[24]      Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Submission 36, p. 4.

[25]      Embassy of Mexico, Submission 9, p. 5.

[26]      Australian Industry Group, Submission 29, p. 3.

[27]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 11.

[28]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 9.

[29]      Australia-Latin America Business Council, Submission 17, p. 7.

[30]      Counsellor Esaú Gaza de Vega, Trade Commissioner, ProMéxico, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 45.

[31]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 11.

[32]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 9.

[33]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, pp 9-10.

[34]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment D.

[35]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment D.

[36]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment D.

[37]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 12.

[38]      Mr Graeme Newton, Submission 16, p. 3.

[39]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 12.

[40]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 11.

[41]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment D.

[42]      Dr Edmundo Gamas, Executive Director, Mexican Institute of Infrastructure Development, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 16.

[43]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 11.

[44]      WorleyParsons, Submission 40, p. 2.

[45]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 11.

[46]      The time periods vary depending on the product. See Chapter 3 of this report for details.

[47]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 7.

[48]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Submission 30, Attachment D.

[49]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 14.

[50]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 6.

[51]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 10.

[52]      Australian Industry Group, Submission 29, p. 4.

[53]      Australian Industry Group, Submission 29, p. 4.

[54]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, pp 8–9.

[55]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 10.

[56]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, p. 11.

[57]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 21.

[58]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, pp 10–11.

[59]      Counsellor Esaú Gaza de Vega, Trade Commissioner, ProMéxico, Committee Hansard,
29 October 2015, p. 48.

[60]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 19.

[61]      Mr Andrew Hudson, Director, Export Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 28.

[62]      Mr Murray Fern, Manager, Mining Equipment, Technology and Services Section, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p.  41.

[63]      Dr Brendon Hammer, First Assistant Secretary, Americas' Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 59.

[64]      Australian Trade Commission, Submission 39, pp 6–7.

[65]      Mr Andrew Hudson, Director, Export Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 29.

[66]      For example: ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 14; Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 4; and Australian Industry Group, Submission 29, p. 4.

[67]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 14.

[68]      Ms Louise McGrath, National Manager, Business and International Advisory Services, Australian Industry Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2015, p. 50.

[69]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 4.

[70]      For example: ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 30; Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 7; Australian Industry Group, Submission 29, p. 4.

[71]      Export Council of Australia, Submission 28, p. 7.

[72]      ANZMEX Business Council, Submission 6, p. 13.

[73]      Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australia's trade with Mexico and the Region, 2007, p. 28.