Terms of Reference

  1. That the proposed Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement be referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report, with particular reference to the impact of the agreement on Australia’s economy and trade, investment, social, cultural and environmental policies.
  2. That in conducting the inquiry the committee shall:
    1. review the agreement to ensure it is in Australia’s national interest, and
    2. have regard to the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties on the proposed agreement.
  3. That the committee report within one month of the tabling of the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties on the proposed agreement.

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

Past Public Hearings

09 Sep 2014: Canberra
08 Sep 2014: Canberra

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Inquiry Status

Report Tabled

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