Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 469 standing in my name for today, relating to the Korea-Australia free trade agreement, by deleting paragraph (a)(iv).

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

(a) notes:

(i) that the Government has included Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clauses in the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement,

(ii) the concern about including ISDS clauses in trade agreements expressed by a number of legal experts, including Chief Justice French, and

(iii) reports that ISDS clauses are being negotiated by parties to the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement; and

(b) acknowledges that agreeing to ISDS clauses in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement will subject Australia to increased risk of litigation.