House debates

Thursday, 14 February 2013

Bills

Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Commission) Bill 2013; Second Reading

9:34 am

Photo of Michael McCormackMichael McCormack (Riverina, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, you are once again playing catch-up. Yes, I can hear the interjection, and indeed you are.

As part of our policy announcement of 7 November 2011, we said that the provision of extra resourcing for antidumping administration was a critical step in enabling improvements to the system. More resourcing will surely lead to the use of stronger interpretations and evidence in prosecuting dumping cases. In short, we believe what it is most urgently needed is a substantial improvement in the quality of the economic and legal analysis which underpins Australia's antidumping investigations to protect our to protect our own. Therefore, I urge that this bill be passed. (Time expired)

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