Senate debates

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Bills

Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018, Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018; In Committee

1:57 pm

Photo of Simon BirminghamSimon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

Australian companies operating domestically within Australia of course have all the protections of Australian law, underpinned by the constitutional protections that provide for a range of protections and scenarios. I don't believe there are any scenarios in which you could suggest that an investor into Australia received greater or preferential access to have a dispute settled than an Australian company with all the prerogatives of Australian domestic law available to them.

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