Report

Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 [Provisions], Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 [Provisions]

10 October 2018

© Commonwealth of Australia 2018
ISBN 978-1-76010-845-8

View the report as a single document - (PDF 188KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Members of the committee
 (PDF 27KB)
Recommendations
 (PDF 6KB)
Chapter 1 - Background and issues raised
 (PDF 60KB)

Background to the bill
Provisions of the bills
Parliamentary scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Financial implications
Compatibility with human rights
Regulatory impact
Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of this report
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Issues raised by submissions
 (PDF 48KB)

Support for the bill
Concerns raised in evidence
Committee view
Labor Senators–Additional Comments
 (PDF 19KB)
Australian Greens–Dissenting Report
 (PDF 52KB)

Conclusion
Dissenting Report by Senator Rex Patrick - Issues with the TPP need to be addressed before, not after
 (PDF 30KB)

The Work of the Committee and the Parliament
ISDS Provisions
Labour Market Testing
Support from the Labor party
The pathway forward
Appendix 1 - Submissions
 (PDF 7KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The bills would amend the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans‑Pacific Partnership (the TPP-11).