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Inquiry into Australia’s Trade and Investment Relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America

August 2011

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 135KB)

Chapter 1 Improving Australia’s Trade and Investment Relations with the Countries of Asia, the Americas and the Pacific.	(PDF 30KB)

Chapter 2 APEC	(PDF 253KB)
Open Regionalism Trade Facilitation Future Development of APEC Dangers of Protectionism Membership of APEC

Chapter 3 Trade Facilitation - Export Market Development Grants	(PDF 480KB)
APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plans APEC Business Advisory Council Further Support for ABAC’s Views Improving the Logistics Chain Wider Recognition of the Importance of Trade Facilitation

Chapter 4 Latin America	(PDF 427KB)
Introduction Argentina Trade and Investment Brazil Trade and Investment Chile Trade and Investment Colombia Trade and Investment Mexico Trade and Investment Tourism and Airline Services Phytosanitary Issues Paraguay Peru Trade and Investment Uruguay Trade and Investment

Chapter 5 The Pacific	(PDF 167KB)
CER Trans-Pacific Partnership PACER Plus Capacity Building Rules of Origin Labour Mobility Submission on Women’s Issues

Chapter 6 Other Free Trade Agreements	(PDF 165KB)
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Other FTAs Under Negotiation Republic of Korea Japan Malaysia Under Consideration Indonesia

Chapter 7 Pakistan and the Philippines	(PDF 162KB)
Pakistan Trade and Investment The Philippines Trade and Investment

Chapter 8 Trade in Services	(PDF 216KB)
Legal Services Education Services

Chapter 9 Government Trade Policy Statement	(PDF 350KB)
Trade Liberalisation The Patchwork Economy Five Principles to Guide Trade Policy Non-discrimination Separation Transparency Indivisibility of Trade Policy and Economic Reform Disciplines in Australia’s Trade Policy The Government Trade Negotiation Agenda Current Negotiations APEC Trans-Pacific Partnership Australia-Korea Free Trade Agreement Japan-Australia Free Trade Agreement China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement Applying Non-Discrimination Principles Domestic Reform not Dependent on Others Non-Trade Objectives Investor-State Dispute Resolution Trade and Investment Promotion

Appendix A – List of Submissions	(PDF 75KB)

Appendix B – List of Exhibits	(PDF 48KB)

Appendix C – Witnesses appearing at public hearings	(PDF 150KB)

Appendix D – Port of Melbourne Supply Chain Information Map – February 2006	(PDF 41KB)