Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        House of Representatives, Votes and Proceedings, 16 September 2015, p. 1600.

[2]        House of Representatives, Votes and Proceedings, 17 June 2015, p. 1397.

[3]        Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 12 of  2015, 16 September 2015, p. 4.

[4]        Journals of the Senate, 17 September 215, p. 3147.

[5]        Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Treaty tabled on 17 June 2015, Report 154, October 2015, p. 66.  

[6]        Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP and the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, 'Government and Opposition reach agreement on support for China-Australia free trade deal', Joint Media Release, 21 October 2015.

[7]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 11 of 2015, 14 October 2015, pp 2-3. 

Chapter 2 - Overview of the bills

[1]        Mr Andrew Robb AO MP, Minister for Trade and Investment, House of Representatives Hansard, 16 September 2015, p.12.

[2]        DFAT, China-Australia Free Trade Agreement:  Summary of Chapters and Annexes, p. 2.

[3]        The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, Minister for Trade and Investment, House of Representatives Hansard, 16 September 2015, p. 15.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, Customs Bill, p. 2.

[5]        China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Regulation Impact Statement, 23 March 2015, p. 29.

Chapter 3 - Key issues and committee view

[1]        Submission 12, p. 2.

[2]        Submission 12, p. 4.

[3]        Submission 9, p. 3.

[4]        Submission 5, p. 1.

[5]        Submission 14, p. 10.

[6]        Submission 5, p. 2.

[7]        Submission 2, p. 1.

[8]        Submission 9, p. 4.

[9]        Submission 5, p. 2.

[10]      Submission 1, pp 1-2.

[11]      Submission 3, pp 1-2.

[12]      Submission 12, p. 4.

[13]      Submission 8, p. 2.

[14]      Submission 7, p. 5.

[15]      Submission 7, p. 6.

[16]      Submission 14, p. 4.

[17]      Submission 13, p. 2.

[18]      Submission 14, p. 4.

[19]      Submission 15, p. 3.

[20]      Submission 14, p. 5.

[21]      Submission 14, p. 4.

[22]      Submission 15, p. 4.

[23]      Submission 6, p. 3.

[24]      Submission 8, p. 3.

[25]      Submission 14, pp 11-12.

[26]      Submission 4, p. 6.

[27]      Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Treaty tabled on 17 June 2015, Report 154, October 2015, pp 27-41. 

[28]      Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP and the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, 'Government and Opposition reach agreement on support for China-Australia free trade deal', Joint Media Release, 21 October 2015.

[29]      Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP and the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, 'Government and Opposition reach agreement on support for China-Australia free trade deal', Joint Media Release, 21 October 2015.

[30]      Submission 11, p. 21.

[31]      Submission 11, pp 21-22.

[32]      Submission 11, p. 22.

[33]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CHAFTA: Summary of Chapter Outcomes, p. 2.

[34]      Submission 7, p. 8.

[35]      National Interest Analysis, p. 4.

[36]      Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Treaty tabled on 17 June 2015, Report 154, October 2015, p. 66.