Senate debates Bills

Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019, Customs Tariff Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019; In Committee


Simon Birmingham

Simon Birmingham SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment

12:40 pm

The Hong Kong agreement contains public health exemptions as well, but it also has references to tobacco. Essentially, they are duplicate, if you want to look at it that way, in the sense that either provision could be used to defend regulation and legislation in relation to the tobacco sector.

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