Second Reading Speeches

Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Uyghur Forced Labour) Bill 2020

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
PATRICK, Sen Rex
Originating house
Senate
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
46

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Summary

Amends the

Customs Act 1901
to prohibit the importation into Australia of goods from Xinjiang province in the People's Republic of China as well as goods from other parts of China that are produced by using forced labour.

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