House of Representatives

Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Improvements) Bill (No. 2) 2011

Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Improvements) Act (No. 1) 2012

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Home Affairs, the Honourable Brendan O'Connor MP)

[1]
It is assumed that the Commission meant that such decisions would not reviewable by the Review Officer, not that judicial review would be excluded for aggrieved parties.

[2]
The Government will establish the International Trade Remedies Forum comprising parties with an interest in the anti-dumping system and government agencies to oversee the implementation of the reforms and monitor their effectiveness.

[3]
A proposal to limit the duration of measures to 10 years (5+5) is not reflected in the current text prepared by the Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules in the Doha Round.

[4]
E.g. Article 9.3 of the Anti-dumping Agreement

[5]
By amending sections 8(4) and 8(5)(a) of the Customs Tariff (Anti Dumping) Act 1975.

[6]
Section 269ZHD(2)(b).

[7]
Detailed in Part XVB Division 9 of the Customs Act 1901

[8]
Article 13 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement8 and Article 23 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

[9]
Report No. 48, page XVII.

[10]
Report No. 48, page X.

[11]
A glossary of terms is at page 29

[12]
A similar provision is contained in the ASCM (Article 15.4)

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