Terms of Reference

The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, with particular reference to the impact of the agreement on:

  1. Australia’s economy and trade;
  2. Australia’s domestic labour market testing obligations and laws regarding wages, conditions and entitlements of Australian workers and temporary work visa holders;
  3. Australian investment;
  4. Australia’s social, cultural and environmental policies;
  5. the effect of Investor-State Dispute Settlement;
  6. rights for copyright holders;
  7. rights for consumers; and
  8. any other related matters.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3535
fadt.sen@aph.gov.au