Rex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes that:

(i) the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) entered into force on 20 December 2015, and

(ii) the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is undertaking a post-implementation review within 5 years of implementation;

(b) there be laid on the table by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, by no later than 5 pm on 8 December 2020, a statement explaining the Government's assessment of:

(i) China's compliance with the letter and spirit of ChAFTA,

(ii) the extent and consequences of Australian economic dependence on the Chinese market, and

(iii) the wider economic, strategic and diplomatic context of Australia's trade relations with China; and

(c) at 9.30 am on 9 December 2020, before government business is called on

(i) the Senate requires the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment to provide an explanation of the Government's statement referred to in paragraph (b), and

(ii) a senator may, at the conclusion of the explanation, move without notice that the Senate take note of the explanation.