Second Reading Speeches

Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2008

Type
Government
Portfolio
Home Affairs portfolio
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2008 to give effect to Australia's obligations under the Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the bill amends the

Customs Tariff Act 1995
to: provide duty-free and preferential rates of customs duty for certain goods of Chilean origin; and phase the preferential rates of customs duty to zero by 2015.

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