Abbreviations

AANZFTA
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
ABIE
Australian Business in Europe
ACBC
Australia China Business Council
ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACCI
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ACl-FTA
Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement
ADIA
Australian Dental Industry Association
ADIC
Australian Dairy Industry Council
AEUFTA
Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement
AFGC
Australian Food and Grocery Council
AGWA
Australia Grape and Wine Authority
AHPRA
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
AiG
Australian Industry Group
AMIC
Australian Meat Industry Council
ANZCERTA
Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
ARC
Australian Research Council
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASQA
Australian Skills Quality Authority
ASBFEO
Australian Small Business & Family Enterprise Ombudsman
ATBC
Australia-Taiwan Business Council
ATSE
Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
AUKFTA
Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement
AUSFTA
Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement
Austrade
Australian Trade and Investment Commission
BDIA
British Dental Industry Association
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy
CE
European Conformity
ChAFTA
China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
CoO
Certificate of Origin
CPTPP
Comprehensive & Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
DAWR
Department of Agriculture & Water Resources
DET
Department of Education and Training
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DIIS
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
DJSB
Department of Jobs and Small Business
EC MRA
European Community-Australia Mutual Recognition Agreement
ECA
Export Council of Australia
EEC
European Economic Community
Efic
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
EFTA MRA
European Free Trade Area Mutual Recognition Agreement
EMDG
Export Market Development Grants
EMEA
European, Middle East and Africa
EU
European Union
EU27
European Union with 27 member states
FCAI
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
fDi Markets
Database of Foreign Direct Investment
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
GABC
German Australian Business Council
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEi
Global Energy Institute
GIs
Geographical indications
GMC
General Medical Council
GTPA
Global Trade Professionals Alliance
GVC
Global Value Chains
IELTS
International English Language Test System
IACEPA
Indonesia-Aust. Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
IP
Intellectual property
JAEPA
Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement
KAFTA
Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement
KTIPA
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency
MAFTA
Malaysia- Australia Free Trade Agreement
MCA
Minerals Council of Australia
MFN
Most Favoured Nation
MHRA
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
MLA
Meat and Livestock Australia
MoP
Margin of Preference
MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreement
MSME
Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprise
NFF
National Farmers’ Federation
NIESR
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
NTB
Non-tariff Barrier
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PACER
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus
PAFTA
Peru--Australia Free Trade Agreement
PTA
Preferential Trade Agreement
PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
R&D
Research and development
RCEP
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
RDP
Regulatory data protection
RoO
Rules of Origin
SAFTA
Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement
SME
Small and Medium Enterprise
SMEx
Small and Medium Exporter
TA
Tourism Australia
TAFTA
Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement
TCO
Tariff Concession Order
TEU
Treaty on European Union
TGA
Therapeutic Goods Administration
TRQ
Tariff rate quota
TTF
Tourism & Transport Forum
TTIP
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
TTP
Trans-Pacific Partnership
TWE
Treasury Wine Estates
UA
Universities Australia
UAE
United Arab Emirates
UK
United Kingdom
US
United States of America
VGBO
Victorian Government Business Office
WFA
Winemakers’ Federation of Australia
WSTA
Wine & Spirits Trade Association
WTO
World Trade Organization

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Accepting submissions

The Committee shall examine access to free trade agreements by small and medium sized enterprises for the export of goods and services

 

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Past Public Hearings

15 Oct 2018: Parliament House
04 Oct 2018: Townsville City
17 Sep 2018: