Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I will just finish off my previous answer, Senator Xenophon. Following that evaluation, I will refer that to the government and we will consider the options available for making sure SMEs have appropriate assistance in accessing Australia's antidumping system.

In relation to your supplementary question, as you noted, the International Trade Remedies Advisor was established as a pilot project. The AiG is currently funded to continue delivering the pilot project until 30 June 2014. The Department of Industry is currently conducting an evaluation of the pilot process to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the advisory service. The department is due to report the findings of the evaluation to the Minister for Industry in the near future. As I said earlier, following that evaluation the government will consider the options available for making sure small and medium businesses have appropriate assistance in accessing Australia's antidumping system.