Australia - Malaysia Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
Public Submissions
On 19 August 2004, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invited public submissions and comment on issues relevant to a potential FTA between Australia and Malaysia. The deadline for receiving submissions was initially Friday 15 October 2004, but this was subsequently extended until December 2004.
Sixty submissions about an Australia-Malaysia FTA were received from industry, professional and non-government bodies, companies, unions and individuals. Many of these came from peak industry and business organisations, representing the full range of agriculture, services and manufacturing industry sectors. Below is a list of public submissions received where the organisations have agreed to be listed.
Some organisations have provided permission for the text of their submissions to be made available on this website.
Public Submissions from organisations that wished to be listed (as received by sector):
General Business Organisations
Business Council of Australia
Malaysia Australia Business Council
Agriculture, Fishing and Processed Food
Australian Beverages Council
Australian Cotton Industry Council Ltd
Australian Chicken Meat Federation
Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation
AWB Limited
Dairy Australia Limited
Horticulture Australia Ltd
Masterfoods Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd
Meat & Livestock Australia/ Red Meat Industries
National Farmers Federation
Ricegrowers Association of Australia
WA Fishing Industry Council;
Winemakers Federation of Australia
Mining and Manufacturing
ALCOA
Australian Industry Group
Australian Plantation Products & Paper Industry Council
Building Products Innovation Council
Carpet Institute of Australia
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
Ford Motor Company
Holden Limited
Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA)
Remote Control Technologies Pty Ltd
Textiles and Fashion Industries Association of Australia
Toyota Australia Limited
Services, including Education
ACIL Tasman
Australian Film Commission
Australian Nursing Federation
ANZ Bank
Curtin University
Engineers Australia
IDP Education Australia Limited
International Legal Services Advisory Committee (ILSAC)
Law Institute of Victoria
Monash University
Music Council of Australia
National Institute of Accountants
Professor Hok-Lim Tan
Swinburne University of Technology
Telstra Corporation Limited
Unions, NGOs and others
ACTU
AMWU
Australian Fair Trade & Investment Network (AFTINet)
Community and Public Sector Union
Media, Arts and Entertainment Alliance
The Hon Doug Everingham
Mr John Hyde MLA
State and Territory Governments
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory