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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I thank the senator for her answer. The Productivity Commission also concluded that investor-state dispute settlement clauses are a very high-risk strategy to achieve market access, given the potential size of compensation claims involved and the unfunded nature of those claims. Can the minister advise the Senate whether the government is assessing the financial risk to Australia of the inclusion of ISDS clauses in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement?