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❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the State Government regarding discussions with the Federal Government about the China/Australia Free Trade Agreement, focusing on revenue impacts, Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions, and competition from Chinese industry. The answer refers to a previous question.

AnsweredQoN 2602Legislative Council

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17 February 2015

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Hon Robin Chapple

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State Development

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Has the State Government had any discussion with the Federal Government regarding the China/Australia Free Trade Agreement and the following issues: (a) the revenue lost from the cuts to import tariffs and its impact on the state revenue of Western Australia; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) what measures the Government will take to inhibit the power of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions, which internationally has created precedent for private companies to sue governments for billions of dollars, thus creating a large potential for them to influence state regulatory legislation; (d) if no to (c), why not; (e) the impact of Chinese industry and labour competition on local industries and jobs; (f) if no to (e), why not; (g) if yes to (a), (c) and/or (e), will the State Government table the correspondence; and (h) if no to (g), why not?